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Definition of prime minister

noun

  • the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state: [as title]:the Japanese prime minister argued strongly against it Prime Minister Albert Reynolds

In current use, the terms Premier and Prime Minister refer to the same office in Britain, but in Canada and Australia the government of a province or state is headed by a Premier, that of the federal government by a Prime Minister. In countries such as France, where the President has an executive function, the Prime Minister is in a subordinate position

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