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- DictionaryPrime min·is·ter/ˌprī(m) ˈminəstər/
noun
- 1. the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state: "the Japanese prime minister argued strongly against it"
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.
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.
5 days ago · prime minister, the head of government in a country with a parliamentary or semipresidential political system. In such systems, the prime minister—literally the “first,” or most important, minister—must be able to command a continuous majority in the legislature (usually the lower house in a bicameral system) to remain in office.
prime minister. noun [ C ] us / ˈprɑɪm ˈmin·ɪ·stər /. Add to word list Add to word list. the leader of the government in some countries. (Definition of prime minister from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Prime minister definition: the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry. See examples of PRIME MINISTER used in a sentence.
The Prime Minister is by tradition First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. They choose and head the Cabinet and lead the government. Unlike an American President, a British prime minister can remain in the job as long as the party they represent is in power.
prime minister, or premier, Head of government in countries with a parliamentary ( see parliamentary democracy) or semipresidential system of government. The prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition with a governing majority and is formally appointed by the head of state.
