premier

pre·mier

P0526200 (prĭ-mîr′, -myîr′, prē′mîr)adj.1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.2. First to occur or exist; earliest.n. (prĭ-mîr′)1. A prime minister.2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

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[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·mier′ship′ n.

premier

(ˈprɛmjə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another name for prime minister2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the heads of governments of the Canadian provinces and the Australian states3. (General Sporting Terms) (plural) Austral the winners of a premiershipadj (prenominal) 4. first in importance, rank, etc5. first in occurrence; earliest[C15: from Old French: first, from Latin prīmārius principal, from prīmus first]

pre•mier

(prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər)

n. 1. the head of the cabinet in France and certain other countries; prime minister. 2. (in Canada) the head of a provincial government. adj. 3. first in rank; chief; leading. 4. first in time; earliest. v.t., v.i. 5. premiere. Also, premiere. [1400–50; late Middle English prim(i)er, premer (adj.) < Anglo-French primer, premer and Middle French premier, primier literally, first < Latin prīmārius of the first rank; see primary] pre•mier′ship, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	premier - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United KingdomPrime Minister, PMBritish Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British governmentchief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
	2.	premier - the person who is head of state (in several countries)chancellor, prime ministerchief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmenttaoiseach - the prime minister of the Irish Republic
Verb	1.	premier - be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"premiereperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performance
	2.	premier - perform a work for the first timepremiereperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performanceperform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
Adj.	1.	premier - first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"primefirst - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
	2.	premier - preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"premierefirst - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

premier

noun1. head of government, prime minister, chancellor, chief minister, P.M. Australia's premier Paul Keatingadjective1. chief, leading, top, first, highest, head, main, prime, primary, principal, arch, foremost the country's premier opera company

premier

adjectiveMost important, influential, or significant:capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, primary, prime, principal, top.

Translations

总理首相首要的

premier

(ˈpremiə) , ((American) ˈpri:-) adjective first or leading. Italy's premier industrialist. 首要的 首要的 noun a prime minister. the French premier. 首相，總理 首相，总理