Premier

//pɹɪˈmɪəɹ//

Synonyms for "premier" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(3 words)

prime minister first minister chancellor

chancellor first pm prime minister all-absorbing arch capital cardinal champion

Strong matches (17)

chief chief executive chief of state controlling dewan doge dominant first lieutenant first minister foremost front grand vizier head head of government head of state

Noun(2 words)

first lieutenant first mate

Related words (29)

highest highest-ranking lead leading maiden main master overriding overruling paramount predominant preeminent premiere president primary prime principal ranking second in command supreme

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top top-ranking topmost uppermost

Noun(2 words)

minister-president pm

Adjective(2 words)

premiere prime

Verb(1 words)

premiere

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

7 entries

appear chief of state come along do execute head of state perform

Synonyms

8 entries

chancellor first lieutenant first minister head of government pm premiere prime minister second in command

Related terms

11 entries

first minister governor king preeminent premier danseur premier jus premiere president primary prime queen

derived

6 entries

minor premier nonpremier premier cricket premieress premierial premiership

has context

13 entries

australia canada heraldry nautical non westminster performing arts politics slang south africa sporting uk uk parliament westminster system

is a

2 entries

head of government head of state

manner of

1 entries

perform

related to

17 entries

ancient australian rules football cabinet first lieutenant first minister govern government governor head of government king parliament preeminent premiere prime minister provincial second in command

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similar

3 entries

1st first

Translations

45 translations across 13 languages.

Bulgarian

3 entries

главен adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
старши adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
втори офицер noun (nautical slang: the second-in-command officer of a ship)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

州長 /州长 noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)
省長 /省长 noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

州長 /州长 noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)
省長 /省长 noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Czech

1 entries

přední adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)

Esperanto

3 entries

ministroprezidanto noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)
premiero noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)
ĉefministro noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Finnish

4 entries

johtava adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
tärkein adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
osavaltion pääministeri noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)
provinssin pääministeri noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

French

3 entries

premier adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
première adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
premier ministre noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Interlingua

1 entries

prime adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)

Macedonian

1 entries

премие́р noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Polish

4 entries

główny adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
pierwszy adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
przedni adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
premier noun (Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government)

Russian

4 entries

выдаю́щийся adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
пе́рвый adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
перве́йший adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
передово́й adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)

Spanish

4 entries

de primera adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
escogido adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
excelente adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
fontal adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)

Swedish

3 entries

främst adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
förnämst adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)
först adj (foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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Today's paper reports that the premier has given up the idea of visiting America.

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The premier and his cabinet colleagues resigned.

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The premier is likely to resign.

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The premier paid a formal visit to the White House.

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