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单词 primus inter pares
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Definition of primus inter pares in English:

primus inter pares

noun ˌprʌɪməsˌpriːməs ɪntə ˈpɑːriːzˌprīməs ˌin(t)ər ˈperēz
  • A first among equals; the senior or representative member of a group.

    the feudal king was primus inter pares among his vassals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said: ‘Kings and queens have always been seen more as primus inter pares.’
    • Six men, among whom Hong Xiuquan was only primus inter pares, divided power among them.
    • As primus inter pares, Gordon just couldn't run roughshod over stars the same way he does with amateurs.
    • The king was a military as well as political leader, primus inter pares with his band of supporters and companions-not a divine being, in the Persian manner, but not a fellow-citizen in the Athenian one either.
    • In such a setting, the central person, as a kind of primus inter pares, interacted dramatically with the participants by appointing rights of attendance and status.
    • The secretary of defense thus emerged as a true executive, not the primus inter pares he had been under the original law.
    • Over the past three to four decades the Canadian variant of the institution of prime minister and cabinet has departed significantly from the principle of primus inter pares.
    • Shifrin's clarinet collaborates as an elegant primus inter pares in these masterworks, weaving a gorgeous solo line through performances that are as silky-smooth as they are vitamin-rich.
    • Robert's problem remained that of becoming more than primus inter pares among the major magnates, who had done all too well out of the redistribution of lands held earlier by English noblemen.
    • The founding fathers did not want there to be a king, or even a primus inter pares, even if it was to be one of themselves.

Origin

Latin.

Rhymes

lares
 
 

Definition of primus inter pares in US English:

primus inter pares

nounˌprīməs ˌin(t)ər ˈperēz
  • A first among equals; the senior or representative member of a group.

    the feudal king was primus inter pares among his vassals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The secretary of defense thus emerged as a true executive, not the primus inter pares he had been under the original law.
    • As primus inter pares, Gordon just couldn't run roughshod over stars the same way he does with amateurs.
    • Shifrin's clarinet collaborates as an elegant primus inter pares in these masterworks, weaving a gorgeous solo line through performances that are as silky-smooth as they are vitamin-rich.
    • Six men, among whom Hong Xiuquan was only primus inter pares, divided power among them.
    • Over the past three to four decades the Canadian variant of the institution of prime minister and cabinet has departed significantly from the principle of primus inter pares.
    • The founding fathers did not want there to be a king, or even a primus inter pares, even if it was to be one of themselves.
    • The king was a military as well as political leader, primus inter pares with his band of supporters and companions-not a divine being, in the Persian manner, but not a fellow-citizen in the Athenian one either.
    • He said: ‘Kings and queens have always been seen more as primus inter pares.’
    • Robert's problem remained that of becoming more than primus inter pares among the major magnates, who had done all too well out of the redistribution of lands held earlier by English noblemen.
    • In such a setting, the central person, as a kind of primus inter pares, interacted dramatically with the participants by appointing rights of attendance and status.

Origin

Latin.

 
 
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