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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun premier has 2 senses
- premier(n = noun.person) pm, prime minister - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom; Array is a member of british cabinet
- premier(n = noun.person) chancellor, prime minister - the person who is head of state (in several countries); Array is a kind of chief of state, head of state
is a kind of chief of state, head of state
Derived forms adjective premier1, noun premiership1
has particulars: taoiseach
Derived forms adjective premier1, noun premiership1
Verb premier has 2 senses
- premier(v = verb.creation) premiere - be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Sample sentence:
- premier(v = verb.creation) premiere - perform a work for the first time; Array is one way to do, execute, perform
Something ----s
Sample sentence:
They will premier the duet
Adjective premier has 2 senses
- premier(s = adj.all) prime - first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Derived forms noun premier2, noun premier1
- premier(s = adj.all) premiere - preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
CIDE DICTIONARY
premier, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a. ].
- First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. Camden. Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree. [1913 Webster]
premier, n.
The first minister of state; the prime minister. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
premier, n. & adj.
--n. a prime minister or other head of government.
--adj.
1 first in importance, order, or time.
2 of earliest creation (premier earl).
--n. a prime minister or other head of government.
--adj.
1 first in importance, order, or time.
2 of earliest creation (premier earl).
Derivative
premiership n.
Etymology
ME f. OF = first, f. L (as PRIMARY)
THESAURUS
premier
PM, all-absorbing, arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chancellor, chief, chief executive, chief of state, controlling, dewan, doge, dominant, first, foremost, front, grand vizier, head, head of state, highest, highest-ranking, leading, maiden, main, master, overriding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, president, primary, prime, prime minister, principal, ranking, supreme, top, top-ranking, topmost, uppermostROGET THESAURUS
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Director
N director, manager, governor, rector, comptroller, superintendent, supervisor, straw boss, intendant, overseer, overlooker, supercargo, husband, inspector, visitor, ranger, surveyor, aedile, moderator, monitor, taskmaster, master, leader, ringleader, demagogue, corypheus, conductor, fugleman, precentor, bellwether, agitator, caporal, choregus, collector, file leader, flugelman, linkboy, guiding star, adviser, guide, pilot, helmsman, steersman, steermate, wire-puller, driver, whip, Jehu, charioteer, coachman, carman, cabman, postilion, vetturino, muleteer, arriero, teamster, whipper in, head, head man, head center, boss, principal, president, speaker, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, captain, superior, mayor, vice president, prime minister, premier, vizier, grand vizier, eparch, officer, functionary, minister, official, red-tapist, bureaucrat, man in office, Jack in office, office bearer, person in authority, statesman, strategist, legislator, lawgiver, politician, statist, statemonger, Minos, Draco, arbiter, boss, political dictator, board, secretary, secretary of state, Reis Effendi, vicar, steward, factor, agent, bailiff, middleman, foreman, clerk of works, landreeve, factotum, major-domo, seneschal, housekeeper, shepherd, croupier, proctor, procurator, ex officio.Deputy
N deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary, regent, viceregent, vizier, minister, vicar, premier, chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul, viceroy, commissioner, Tsung-li Yamen, Wai Wu Pu, plenipotentiary, alter ego, team, eight, eleven, champion, acting, vice, vice regal, accredited to, in behalf of.
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