English

Etymology
Latin primus + minister

Noun
prime minister (plural prime ministers)

1. In a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; usually the leader of the majority party.

#:This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill.
#:Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister. (See usage notes.)

Usage notes

1. When referring to a particular prime minister, prime minister is capitalised.

#:The Prime Minister issued a statement today.

1. When referring to a prime minister by title and name together, British usage is the Prime Minister, Tony Blair or Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, while North American usage is Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Synonyms
premier

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|رئ�س ا��زراء (ra�īs al-wuzar��) m
Chinese: �� (z�ng l�)
Dutch: eerste minister m, premier#Dutch|premier m
Finnish: pääministeri
French: premier ministre m
German: Premierminister m, Premierministerin f
Greek: ���θ��ο��γ�� (pr�thypourgós)
Interlingua: prime ministro
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Italian: primo ministro m
Japanese: �� (�����, shush�)
Lithuanian: premjeras m, premjer� f, ministras pirmininkas m, ministr� pirminink� f
Malay: Perdana Menteri
Maltese: Prim, Prim Ministru
Polish: premier#Polish|premier m
Portuguese: primeiro ministro m
Romanian: prim ministru
Russian: п�ем�е�-мини��� (pr'em'jér-minístr) m
Slovak: predseda vlády m, predsedky�a vlády f, premiér m, premiérka f
Spanish: primer ministro m, presidente de Gobierno m
Swedish: premiärminister c

See also
w:prime minister|Wikipedia article on prime ministers

Category:Government

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