premier
[noun]
Synonyms:
- head of government, chancellor, chief minister, P.M., prime minister
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- chief, first, foremost, head, highest, leading, main, primary, prime, principal

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I. prem‧i‧er¹ /ˈpremiə $ prɪˈmɪr/ noun [countable]
a Prime Minister – used in news reports:
the Irish Premier

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II. premier² adjective [only before noun] formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: 'first', from Latin primarius; ⇒ primary¹]
best or most important:
one of Dublin’s premier hotels

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premier
noun
ADJ. acting, deputy | former | British, Chinese, etc. | Conservative, Labour, etc. | state
VERB + PREMIER appoint (sb), appoint sb as, elect (sb), elect sb as, swear sb in as She was sworn in as premier on 4 June.
succeed sb as, take over as
PREP. as ~ during his 25 years as Liberal premier

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