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单词 premier
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Definition of premier in English:

premier

adjective ˈpriːmɪəˈprɛmɪəprəˈmɪr
  • 1attributive First in importance, order, or position; leading.

    Germany's premier rock band
    the premier league
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Milloy continues to be one of the premier players in the league at his position.
    • We want to maintain this position as the premier hotel, first here, then in Thailand, then in Asia, and then maybe in the world.
    • I was hitting against Bruce Sutter, one of the premier closers in the National League.
    • It's what Google needs in order to remain the premier search engine.
    • If anyone, Preddie was in the premier position to comment on calypso.
    • He is an excellent athlete and should be a premier defender at the position.
    • Ten years ago, our nation's two leading rock critics declared the premier band of the era to be nothing but indolent hacks.
    • After two years there, he returned to Moscow and joined the Bolshoi Ballet; from 1899 he was its premier dancer.
    • He's one of the premier players at his position, but all bets are off if Manning gets hurt.
    • My understanding is that Leinart is being viewed as the premier player at any position in the draft.
    • Over the decades, Cash carved out his position as the premier purveyor of bluesy country music around, and his craggy visage is a picture of cool even today.
    • Further, the book will be of immense help to all those who are interested in keeping Indian agriculture in its premier position.
    • That's why Faulk and James are considered the premier players at their position.
    • The national league is the premier competition in Australia.
    • It was a rock star moment, epitomising the event, as truly a celebration of this country's premier rock band.
    • At the same time, they will enhance Dubai's position as premier transit point to destinations around the globe.
    Synonyms
    leading, foremost, chief, principal, head, top-ranking, top, top-tier, prime, primary, first, highest, second to none, pre-eminent, main, senior, outstanding, master
    North American ranking
    informal top-notch, crack
    1. 1.1 Of earliest creation.
      he holds the premier barony in the UK—created in 1269
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had purchased the premier issue of Black Clock when ‘Debbieland’ first came out.
      Synonyms
      prime, excellent, superb, superior, choice, select, elite, quality, top-quality, top-grade, first-rate, first-class, top-class, high-grade, grade a, best, finest, choicest, superlative, unsurpassed, unexcelled, unparalleled, peerless, second to none
noun ˈpriːmɪəˈprɛmɪəprəˈmɪr
  • 1A prime minister or other head of government.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But whatever shape the coalition government takes, he said, the right to appoint the premier belongs to the president.
    • Picco said that, if re-elected, he will again seek a spot on cabinet, but he has no interest in the premier's job.
    • The Prime Minister will also discuss this with the Chinese premier during his forthcoming visit to the UK.
    • Grantley Adams, the first premier of Barbados, became the Prime Minister of the Federation.
    • The premier hopes it will establish his first foreign policy triumph.
    • They don't write fairy tales about premiers or presidents.
    • The spirit of the Constitution tends to favor a dual-executive system, with the right to nominate the premier vested in the president.
    • The premier told the president that failure to co-operate with The Hague would have disastrous consequences for the country.
    • He is only the second premier to have led Cabinet officials in a walk - out from a legislative session.
    • He also handed over a letter from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the Thai premier.
    • Parliament will then appoint a premier, who in turn will appoint a cabinet.
    • In Lebanon's highly sectarian society the former premier was widely seen as a statesman rather than a Muslim leader.
    • A glittering audience of presidents, premiers and royalty will attend the inauguration of the president, which will be completed by around midday.
    Synonyms
    head of government, prime minister, PM, president, chief minister, chancellor
    1. 1.1 (in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I spent yesterday with the prime minister of Canada and the premier of Alberta, because we're a very big company in Canada.
      • Provincial premiers and territorial leaders called for a new funding partnership for health care at their August meeting.
      • A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors.
      • ‘Let's treat Quebec like any other province,’ the other province premiers always say.
      • Subsidized housing popped up all over the States and suddenly the provincial premier was pushing the new mayor to put one up in the red light zone.
      • So, the premier wants the Energy Ministry to consider selling the oil bonds to the public first in the next bond offering.
      • In 1999, the premiers of Canada's three territories signed a similar agreement, in Iqaluit.
      • One has to realize that real power lies with a prime minister and a provincial premier.
      • Today he is the Labor premier in Australia's most populous state, with about seven million people.
      • He was asked if he expects to be at the table when the prime minister meets with the premiers on health.
      • This week, Canada's provincial premiers will be meeting in Victoria, B.C., and later this month they will meet with the prime minister.
      • At present the constitution limits the presidency - and the provincial premiers - to two terms of office.
      • Among others present were Pandor and a number of the new premiers of the nine provinces.
      • Thereafter there will be debate about the new appointments among the cabinet and provincial premiers.
      • In the mid-1850s governors and officials were replaced by premiers and ministers responsible to parliament.
      • All of Canada's premiers are to meet at the end of the month in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, to discuss health care.
      Synonyms
      chief, head, principal, boss

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French, 'first', from Latin primarius 'principal'.

Rhymes

Emyr
 
 

Definition of premier in US English:

premier

adjectiveprəˈmirprəˈmɪr
  • 1attributive First in importance, order, or position; leading.

    Germany's premier rock band
    the premier national publication
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If anyone, Preddie was in the premier position to comment on calypso.
    • It was a rock star moment, epitomising the event, as truly a celebration of this country's premier rock band.
    • Milloy continues to be one of the premier players in the league at his position.
    • Over the decades, Cash carved out his position as the premier purveyor of bluesy country music around, and his craggy visage is a picture of cool even today.
    • I was hitting against Bruce Sutter, one of the premier closers in the National League.
    • He is an excellent athlete and should be a premier defender at the position.
    • The national league is the premier competition in Australia.
    • My understanding is that Leinart is being viewed as the premier player at any position in the draft.
    • We want to maintain this position as the premier hotel, first here, then in Thailand, then in Asia, and then maybe in the world.
    • It's what Google needs in order to remain the premier search engine.
    • That's why Faulk and James are considered the premier players at their position.
    • Ten years ago, our nation's two leading rock critics declared the premier band of the era to be nothing but indolent hacks.
    • Further, the book will be of immense help to all those who are interested in keeping Indian agriculture in its premier position.
    • At the same time, they will enhance Dubai's position as premier transit point to destinations around the globe.
    • He's one of the premier players at his position, but all bets are off if Manning gets hurt.
    • After two years there, he returned to Moscow and joined the Bolshoi Ballet; from 1899 he was its premier dancer.
    Synonyms
    leading, foremost, chief, principal, head, top-ranking, top, top-tier, prime, primary, first, highest, second to none, pre-eminent, main, senior, outstanding, master
    1. 1.1 Of earliest creation.
      the premier issue of the quarterly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had purchased the premier issue of Black Clock when ‘Debbieland’ first came out.
      Synonyms
      prime, excellent, superb, superior, choice, select, elite, quality, top-quality, top-grade, first-rate, first-class, top-class, high-grade, grade a, best, finest, choicest, superlative, unsurpassed, unexcelled, unparalleled, peerless, second to none
nounprəˈmirprəˈmɪr
  • 1A prime minister or other head of government.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Grantley Adams, the first premier of Barbados, became the Prime Minister of the Federation.
    • A glittering audience of presidents, premiers and royalty will attend the inauguration of the president, which will be completed by around midday.
    • They don't write fairy tales about premiers or presidents.
    • But whatever shape the coalition government takes, he said, the right to appoint the premier belongs to the president.
    • The Prime Minister will also discuss this with the Chinese premier during his forthcoming visit to the UK.
    • The spirit of the Constitution tends to favor a dual-executive system, with the right to nominate the premier vested in the president.
    • The premier told the president that failure to co-operate with The Hague would have disastrous consequences for the country.
    • The premier hopes it will establish his first foreign policy triumph.
    • He also handed over a letter from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the Thai premier.
    • He is only the second premier to have led Cabinet officials in a walk - out from a legislative session.
    • In Lebanon's highly sectarian society the former premier was widely seen as a statesman rather than a Muslim leader.
    • Parliament will then appoint a premier, who in turn will appoint a cabinet.
    • Picco said that, if re-elected, he will again seek a spot on cabinet, but he has no interest in the premier's job.
    Synonyms
    head of government, prime minister, pm, president, chief minister, chancellor
    1. 1.1 (in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the mid-1850s governors and officials were replaced by premiers and ministers responsible to parliament.
      • ‘Let's treat Quebec like any other province,’ the other province premiers always say.
      • A provincial premier has ready access to any number of learned advisors.
      • He was asked if he expects to be at the table when the prime minister meets with the premiers on health.
      • I spent yesterday with the prime minister of Canada and the premier of Alberta, because we're a very big company in Canada.
      • Today he is the Labor premier in Australia's most populous state, with about seven million people.
      • Subsidized housing popped up all over the States and suddenly the provincial premier was pushing the new mayor to put one up in the red light zone.
      • This week, Canada's provincial premiers will be meeting in Victoria, B.C., and later this month they will meet with the prime minister.
      • So, the premier wants the Energy Ministry to consider selling the oil bonds to the public first in the next bond offering.
      • Thereafter there will be debate about the new appointments among the cabinet and provincial premiers.
      • One has to realize that real power lies with a prime minister and a provincial premier.
      • Provincial premiers and territorial leaders called for a new funding partnership for health care at their August meeting.
      • In 1999, the premiers of Canada's three territories signed a similar agreement, in Iqaluit.
      • All of Canada's premiers are to meet at the end of the month in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, to discuss health care.
      • At present the constitution limits the presidency - and the provincial premiers - to two terms of office.
      • Among others present were Pandor and a number of the new premiers of the nine provinces.
      Synonyms
      chief, head, principal, boss

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French, ‘first’, from Latin primarius ‘principal’.

 
 
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