Premier Definition

prĭ-mîr, -myîr, prēmîr
premiered, premiering, premiers
adjective
First in importance or rank; chief; foremost.
Webster's New World
First in time; earliest.
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noun
premiers
Any chief official.
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The prime minister of any of certain countries.
Webster's New World
The chief executive officer of a Canadian province.
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The chief minister of an Australian state.
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(politics, UK, Westminster system) The leader of the government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.

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verb
premiered, premiering, premiers
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.
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Other Word Forms of Premier

Noun

Singular:
premier
Plural:
premiers

Origin of Premier

  • Middle English primier from Old French from Latin prīmārius from prīmus first per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French premier (as an adjective), from Latin primarius (prīmārius).

    From Wiktionary

Premier Sentence Examples

  • America takes a premier position in consumption of the raw material.

  • Now at last, after waiting so long, Signor Sonninos hour had struck, and he became premier for the first time.

  • Instead of presenting the Go vern- usual programme, the new premier read to the arliament.

  • Welcome to North London's premier fully irrigated live music festival.

  • On the 2nd of December Disraeli, who had succeeded Lord Derby as premier in the preceding February, announced that he and his colleagues, recognizing their defeat, had resigned without waiting for a formal vote of the new parliament.

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Words Starting With

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