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pre·mier

(prĭ-mîr′, -myîr′, prē′mîr)

adj.

1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.

2. First to occur or exist; earliest.

n. (prĭ-mîr′)

1. A prime minister.

2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]

pre·mier′ship′ n.

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premier

(ˈprɛmjə)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another name for prime minister

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the heads of governments of the Canadian provinces and the Australian states

3. (General Sporting Terms) (plural) Austral the winners of a premiership

adj (prenominal)

4. first in importance, rank, etc

5. first in occurrence; earliest

[C15: from Old French: first, from Latin prīmārius principal, from prīmus first]

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pre•mier

(prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər)

n.

1. the head of the cabinet in France and certain other countries; prime minister.

2. (in Canada) the head of a provincial government.

adj.

3. first in rank; chief; leading.

4. first in time; earliest.

v.t., v.i.

5. premiere.

Also, premiere.

[1400–50; late Middle English prim(i)er, premer (adj.) < Anglo-French primer, premer and Middle French premier, primier literally, first < Latin prīmārius of the first rank; see primary]

pre•mier′ship, n.

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Noun	1.	premier - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom Prime Minister, PM British Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British government chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
	2.	premier - the person who is head of state (in several countries) chancellor, prime minister chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government taoiseach - the prime minister of the Irish Republic
Verb	1.	premier - be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" premiere performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
	2.	premier - perform a work for the first time premiere performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
Adj.	1.	premier - first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" prime first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
	2.	premier - preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" premiere first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

premier

noun

1. head of government, prime minister, chancellor, chief minister, P.M. Australia's premier Paul Keating

adjective

1. chief, leading, top, first, highest, head, main, prime, primary, principal, arch, foremost the country's premier opera company

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premier

adjective

Most important, influential, or significant:

capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, primary, prime, principal, top.

Translations

الأوَّل، رائِد، الأسْبَقرَئيس وُزَراء

předseda vládyprvní

førendepremierminister

erst Premierminister

primer ministro primero principal

johtavapääministeritärkein

premier ministre premier

forsætisráîherrafyrstur, æîstur

premier prima primo primo ministro

premjeras

galvenaispremjersvadošais

statsminister

başbakan başlıcaen birinci

总理首相首要的

premier

[ˈpremɪəʳ]

A. ADJ → primero, principal

B. N (= prime minister) → primer(a) ministro/a m/f; (= president) → presidente/a m/f

C. CPD Premier League N (Brit) (Ftbl) → primera división f, división f de honor

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premier

[ˈprɛmiə^r]

adj (= top) [destination, venue, opera company] → premier/ière; [sporting event] → de premier plan

(= Prime Minister) → Premier ministre m/fPremier Division n (in Scotland) → première division f

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premier

adj → führend

n → Premier m, → Premierminister(in) m(f)

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premier

[ˈprɛmɪəʳ]

1. n (Pol) → premier m inv, primo ministro

2. adj → primo/a

premier

(ˈpremiə) , ((American) ˈpri:-) adjective

first or leading. Italy's premier industrialist.

noun

a prime minister. the French premier.

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At first glance it might not seem that the decision of a certain Canadian Premier to include Prince Edward Island in a political tour could have much or anything to do with the fortunes of little Anne Shirley at Green Gables.

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Along Downing Street he made his way by the railings and rang the bell at last at the Premier's house.

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Last summer the islanders grew wearied, as their premier explained, of "playing at being savages for pennies," and proceeded to pull down all the landing-towers on the island and shut off general communication till such time as the A.

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The one, austere, high-nosed, eagle-eyed, and dominant, was none other than the illustrious Lord Bellinger, twice Premier of Britain.

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Her heart yearned after the ease and splendor of condition of a trapper's bride, and throbbed to be free from the capricious control of the premier squaw; but she dreaded the failure of the plan, and the fury of a Shoshonie husband.

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He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.

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It stood open, and just within was a sign: Bureau au premier. I walked up narrow stairs, and on the landing found a sort of box, glassed in, within which were a desk and a couple of chairs.

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Their host, the Duke of Dorset, in whose splendid library they were assembled, was, if not the premier duke of the United Kingdom, at least one of those whose many hereditary offices and ancient family entitled him to a foremost place in the aristocracy of the world.

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"Et les trois demoiselles du premier banc?" said she.

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When the tide receded she lay there on her side in the mud, quite a pitiable object for the premier battle-ship of a world--"the terror of the seas" was the way Perry had occasionally described her.

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They could take the premier now, instead of the little entresol of the hotel which they occupied.

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Even Glasgow, the premier city of municipal ownership, met its Waterloo in the telephone.