statsminister

Danish

Etymology

From stat (“state”) +‎ -s- +‎ minister (“minister”).

Noun

statsminister c (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministre, definite plural statsministrene)

1. a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)

   Synonym: premierminister

Usage notes

Whether statsminister or premierminister is used varies from country to country.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stat +‎ -s- +‎ minister.

Noun

statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministere or statsministre or statsministrer, definite plural statsministerne or statsministrene)

1. a prime minister

Derived terms

• visestatsminister

References

• “statsminister” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stat +‎ -s- +‎ minister.

Noun

statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministrar, definite plural statsministrane)

1. a prime minister

Derived terms

• visestatsminister

References

• “statsminister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From stat +‎ -s- +‎ minister.

Noun

statsminister c

1. a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)

Usage notes

• vice statsminister = deputy prime minister

Declension

Declension of statsminister
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	statsminister	statsministern	statsministrar	statsministrarna
Genitive	statsministers	statsministerns	statsministrars	statsministrarnas

See also

• justitiestatsminister