premier

(prĭ-mîr', -myîr', prē'mîr)
adj.

1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.
2. First to occur or exist; earliest.

n. (prĭ-mîr')

1. A prime minister.
2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first.]

premiership pre·mier'ship' n.

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1. In British English the normal pronunciation is prem-i-ǝ, with the first syllable short. In American English the dominant pronunciation is prǝ-mee-ǝ, with the stress on the i.

2. The main meaning of the noun is 'a prime minister or other head of government'; in Canada it denotes the chief executive officer of a provincial government (with a capital initial letter when used as a title).

3. As an adjective premier is enjoying a period of great popularity on both sides of the Atlantic in the meaning 'first in order of importance, order, or time':

Hypersonic flight has become the premier area for aerospace research in the United States—Mechanical Engineering, 1991.

In football, Premier Leagues have been formed in England and Scotland.

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adjective

Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, primary, prime, principal, top. See important/unimportant.

adj

Definition: leading; original
Antonyms: inferior, minor

The head of government in many nations. A premier's position is usually the same as that of a prime minister. The chiefs of government of the provinces of Canada are called premiers.

IN BRIEF: A chief official. Also: First in importance or position.

For chocolate lovers, the premier reason for liking chocolate so much is its delicious taste.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fornemst
n. - premierminister

Nederlands (Dutch)
premier, eerste minister, uitstekend, allerbeste, voornaamste, in hoogste positie

Français (French)
adj. - premier
n. - premier ministre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Premierminister
adj. - erster

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρωθυπουργός
adj. - πρώτος, κύριος, πρώτιστος, κυριότερος

Italiano (Italian)
primo ministro, il primo, il piú importante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - primeiro (m) ministro
adj. - preparatório

Русский (Russian)
премьер-министр

Español (Spanish)
adj. - primero, principal
n. - primer ministro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - premiär-, statsminister
adj. - första, främsta, förnämst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
第一的, 最初的, 首位的, 首相, 总理

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 第一的, 最初的, 首位的
n. - 首相, 總理

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 첫째의, 수위의
n. - (영국, 프랑스 등의) 수상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 首相
adj. - 第一位の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رئيس الوزراء (صفه) أول, رئيسي, بارز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליון (בחשיבותו), ראשון‬
n. - ‮ראש ממשלה‬

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