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deputy first minister

deputy first minister noun: the leader of the second largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly and joint-leader of the Northern Ireland Executive, with the same powers as the first minister.

Noun

deputy first minister (plural deputy first ministers)

  1. (Northern Ireland) The leader of the second largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly and joint-leader of the Northern Ireland Executive, with the same powers as the first minister.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deputy, first minister.

Forms of deputy first minister

pluraldeputy first ministers

Questions about deputy first minister

What does deputy first minister mean?
Deputy first minister means the leader of the second largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly and joint-leader of the Northern Ireland Executive, with the same powers as the first minister.
What part of speech is deputy first minister?
Deputy first minister is a noun.
What is the plural of deputy first minister?
The plural of deputy first minister is deputy first ministers.

Words near deputy first minister in the dictionary

  1. deputizing
  2. deputy
  3. deputy chief constable
  4. deputy chief constables
  5. deputy director
  6. deputy first minister
  7. deputy first ministers
  8. deputying
  9. deputyship
  10. deputyships
  11. depyrimidation

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