prime minister

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin primus + minister

[edit] Noun

Singular
prime minister

Plural
prime ministers

prime minister (plural prime ministers)

  1. In a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; usually the leader of the majority party.
    This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill.
    Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister. (See usage notes.)

[edit] Usage notes

  • When referring to a particular prime minister, prime minister is capitalised:
    The Prime Minister issued a statement today.
  • When referring to a prime minister by title and name together, British usage is “the Prime Minister, Tony Blair” or “Tony Blair, the Prime Minister”, while North American usage is “Prime Minister Tony Blair”.

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[edit] Translations

in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government

[edit] See also

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