Definitions for Premierprɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pre•mierprɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər(n.)
the head of the cabinet in France and certain other countries; prime minister.
Category: Government
(in Canada) the head of a provincial government.
(adj.)first in rank; chief; leading.
first in time; earliest.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Ref: premiere. 1; Also, premiere. 1 6
Origin of premier:
1400–50; late ME prim(i)er, premer (adj.) < AF primer, premer and MF premier, primier lit., first < L prīmārius of the first rank; see primary
pre•mier′ship(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Prime Minister, PM, premier(noun)
the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
chancellor, premier, prime minister(adj)
the person who is head of state (in several countries)
premier(a), prime(a)(adj)
first in rank or degree
"an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
premier, premiere(verb)
preceding all others in time
"the premiere showing"
premier, premiere(verb)
be performed for the first time
"We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
premier, premiere(verb)
perform a work for the first time
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
premier(adjective)ɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər
most important
the company's premier product line
Wiktionary
premier(Noun)
The leader of the government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
premier(Noun)
The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.
premier(Noun)
The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
premier(Verb)
To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.
The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.
premier(Adjective)
Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.
Origin: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.
Webster Dictionary
Premier(adj)
first; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister
Premier(adj)
most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree
Premier(noun)
the first minister of state; the prime minister
Translations for Premier
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hoof, grootsteAfrikaans
- الأوَّل، رائِد، الأسْبَقArabic
- пръвBulgarian
- principalPortuguese (BR)
- prvníCzech
- erstGerman
- førendeDanish
- πρώτοςGreek
- primero, principal, a la cabezaSpanish
- esi-, juhtivEstonian
- بزرگترین؛ اولینFarsi
- johtavaFinnish
- premierFrench
- רָאשִי, רִאשוֹןHebrew
- प्रधानHindi
- premijer, precjednik vladeCroatian
- első(rangú), vezetőHungarian
- terkemukaIndonesian
- fyrstur,æðsturIcelandic
- principale, (più importante)Italian
- 主なJapanese
- 제1의Korean
- pagrindinis, svarbiausias,žymiausiasLithuanian
- galvenais; vadošaisLatvian
- utamaMalay
- voornaamsteDutch
- først, fremst, ledendeNorwegian
- wiodącyPolish
- بزرگترین؛ اولینPersian
- تر ټولو لوى، لومړنىPashto
- principalPortuguese
- principalRomanian
- первый, ведущийRussian
- prvýSlovak
- prviSlovenian
- vodećiSerbian
- första, främstaSwedish
- ที่สำคัญที่สุดThai
- en birinci, başlıcaTurkish
- 首要的Chinese (Trad.)
- першийUkrainian
- اولينUrdu
- thứ nhấtVietnamese
- 首要的Chinese (Simp.)
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