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prime minister (iou)



prime minister noun phr. Also (as a title) Prime Minister. M17.
[from PRIME adjective + MINISTER noun.]
1. gen. A principal or chief minister, servant, or agent. Freq. in pl. M17-E20.
2. The first or principal minister or servant of a monarch or State (or formerly, of any person of rank or position); the first minister or leader of an elected government; spec. (a) the head of the executive branch of government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) Austral. & Canad. the chief minister of the federal government. M17.
prime-minister verb intrans. & trans. act as prime minister of (a State etc.) M18.
prime-ministerial adjective of or pertaining to a prime minister L19.
prime-ministership noun = prime ministry M19.
prime ministry noun the office or position of (a) prime minister M18.