prime minister
noun
1
: the chief minister of a ruler or state
2
: the official head of a cabinet or ministry
especially
: the chief executive of a parliamentary government
prime ministerial
adjective
prime ministership
noun
prime ministry
noun
Examples of prime minister in a Sentence
the Prime Minister of England
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Though his eldest son, Hun Manet, succeeded him as prime minister last year, Hun Sen remains the ruling party’s center of power.
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Heather Chen, CNN, 27 June 2024
The protests that are soundtracks to his latest, disastrous stint as Israel’s prime minister will also continue as accompaniments to his visit to D.C.
Similar fractures will also appear at the Democrats’ August convention.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The prime minister has raised the case in meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and a cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers visited Washington last year to lobby on behalf of Assange.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 26 June 2024
The prime minister's coalition government relies on two ultra-Orthodox parties that regard conscription exemptions as key to keeping their constituents in religious seminaries and out of a melting-pot army that might test their customs.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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Heather Chen, CNN, 27 June 2024
The protests that are soundtracks to his latest, disastrous stint as Israel’s prime minister will also continue as accompaniments to his visit to D.C.
Similar fractures will also appear at the Democrats’ August convention.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The prime minister has raised the case in meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and a cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers visited Washington last year to lobby on behalf of Assange.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 26 June 2024
The prime minister's coalition government relies on two ultra-Orthodox parties that regard conscription exemptions as key to keeping their constituents in religious seminaries and out of a melting-pot army that might test their customs.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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