adj.

1. Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs.
2. Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See synonyms at dominant.

n.

One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

[Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per) + amont, above, upward; see amount.]

paramountcy par'a·mount'cy n.
paramountly par'a·mount'ly adv.

adjective

1. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, premier, primary, prime, principal, top. See important/unimportant.
2. Exercising controlling power or influence: commanding, controlling, dominant, dominating, dominative, governing, preponderant, regnant, reigning, ruling. See over/under.

adj

Definition: principal, superior
Antonyms: inferior, last, least, less, lesser, lowest, minor, secondary, smallest, trivial

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IN BRIEF: Supreme in authority.

The paramount problem facing the United States is its deficit.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - størst
n. - største vigtighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
de hoogste prioriteit genietende, de hoogste autoriteit

Français (French)
adj. - suprême
n. - chef suprême

Deutsch (German)
adj. - höchst, oberst
n. - oberster Herrscher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπέρτατος, ύψιστος, εξαίρετος, πρώτιστος
n. - ανώτατος άρχων

Italiano (Italian)
dominante, eminente, sommo, supremo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - supremo, da maior importância
n. - chefe supremo (m)

Русский (Russian)
верховный, высший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - supremo, extremo, sumo
n. - lo supremo o extremo, el sumo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - högst, förnämst, av största vikt, dominerande
n. - överherre, den högststående

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
最重要的, 至上的, 最高的, 首长, 最高当局

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最重要的, 至上的, 最高的
n. - 首長, 最高當局

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최고의, 주요한, 보다 뛰어난
n. - 최고 권위자, 수령, 군주

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最高の, 最も重要な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) إسمي, أعلى, أعظم (الاسم) ذو سلكه عليا, حاكم أعلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעל לכל, חשוב ביותר, ראשי, עליון, בעל סמכות עליונה‬
n. - ‮שליט‬

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