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prime minister

UK/ˌpɹaɪ(m) ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/US/ˌpɹaɪ(m) ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/
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A prime minister is the head of a government in a parliamentary country. Meet the prime minister.

The office grew by custom rather than being created, and Britain has no law defining it. A prime minister is only in place while a majority in parliament will support them.

Frankie Fouganthin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Definitions of prime minister

  1. 1nounprime ministerThe head of a government in a parliamentary country.B2

    “The prime minister lasted forty-nine days.”

prime minister is a leader.

Where it comes from

A translation of the French premier ministre; the title was at first an insult in Britain.

  1. French

    premier ministre

  2. English, today

    prime minister

French premier ministre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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