prime ministernoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌpraɪm ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/us/ˌpraɪm ˈmɪn.ɪ.stɚ/UK informal abbreviation PMB2 the leader of the government in some countries
Examples
- The prime minister's speech produced an angry response from the opposition.
- Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister in 1979.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chief executive
- demagogue
- Downing Street
- dynasty
- first lady
- head of state
- lieutenant governor
- Member of Parliament
- MP
- Number Ten
- Pres
- presidency
- president
- prime-ministerial
- regent
- ruler
- veep
- vice president
- VP
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