prime minister

noun

1

: the chief minister of a ruler or state

2

: the official head of a cabinet or ministry

especially : the chief executive of a parliamentary government

prime ministerial adjective

prime ministership noun

prime ministry noun

Examples of prime minister in a Sentence

the Prime Minister of England

Recent Examples on the Web

The warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister represent many historic firsts. —Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024

Mere minutes after the Associated Press declared the U.S. presidential election for Donald Trump, Singapore’s prime minister, Lawrence Wong, took to the social media platform X to offer his congratulations. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has used AI to translate his speeches for his multilingual electorate in real time, demonstrating how AI can help diverse democracies to be more inclusive. —Bruce Schneier, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024

And to Modi World, given the close bond between the prime minister and Adani dating back to their days in the western state of Gujarat. —William Pesek, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

prime minister

noun

: the chief officer of the government in some countries

Legal Definition

prime minister

noun

prime min·​is·​ter

-ˈmi-nə-stər

1

: the chief minister of a ruler or state

2

: the official head of a cabinet or ministry

especially : the chief executive of a parliamentary government

prime ministerial

-ˌmi-nə-ˈstir-ē-əl

adjective

prime ministership noun

prime ministry

-ˈmi-nə-strē

noun