prime minister
/ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/
prime minister noun: the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
Noun (1)
prime minister (plural prime ministers)
- The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
- This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill.
- Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister / prime minister.
Noun (2) capitalized: Prime Minister
Prime Minister (plural Prime Ministers)
- Alternative letter-case form of prime minister.
- The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.2024 February 15, Aishwarya S Iyer and Rhea Mogul, “‘Erasing a part of history’ – What a double mosque demolition tells us about India ahead of crucial election”, in CNN
prime minister meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
prime minister in Hindi
- chief member of the cabinet and head of the government
- प्रधान मंत्री pradhān mantrī, वज़ीर-ए-आज़म vazīr-e-āzam
prime minister in Tamil
- chief member of the cabinet and head of the government
- பிரதமர் piratamar
prime minister in Marathi
- chief member of the cabinet and head of the government
- पंतप्रधान pantapradhān
prime minister in Urdu
- chief member of the cabinet and head of the government
- وَزِیرِ اَعْظَم vazīr-i a'zam, پَرْدھان مَنْتَری pardhān mantarī
More languagesFewer languages
- prime minister in Bengali
- প্রধানমন্ত্রী prodhanomontri, উজিরে আজম ujire ajom
- prime minister in Telugu
- ప్రధాని pradhāni, ప్రధాన మంత్రి pradhāna mantri
- prime minister in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಮಂತ್ರಿ pradhāna mantri
- prime minister in Punjabi
- ਪਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ pardhān mantrī, پَرْدھان مَنْتَری pardhān mantarī
- prime minister in Gujarati
- વડાપ્રધાન vaḍāpradhān
- prime minister in Sanskrit
- प्रधान मंत्री pradhāna maṃtrī
- prime minister in Nepali
- प्रधान मन्त्री pradhān mantri
- prime minister in Pashto
- لومړی وزير lumṛay wazīr
- prime minister in Tagalog
- punong ministro
- prime minister in Arabic
- رَئِيس وُزَرَاء raʔīs wuzarāʔ, رَئِيسَة وُزَرَاء raʔīsat wuzarāʔ, رَئِيس حُكُومَة raʔīs ḥukūma, رَئِيسَة حُكُومَة raʔīsat ḥukūma
- prime minister in Malay
- perdana menteri
- prime minister in Indonesian
- perdana menteri
- prime minister in Thai
- นายกรัฐมนตรี naa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtrii, อัครมหาเสนาบดี àk-krá-má-hǎa-sěe-naa-bɔɔ-dii, นายกฯ naa-yók
- prime minister in Vietnamese
- thủ tướng
- prime minister in Myanmar
- ဝန်ကြီးချုပ် wankri:hkyup
- Dhivehi
- ބޮޑުވަޒީރު boḍuvazīru
Synonyms of prime minister
Forms of prime minister
| plural | prime ministers |
|---|---|
| plural | Prime Ministers |
Origin of prime minister
Calque of French premier ministre.
Words formed from prime minister
- deputy prime minister
- prime ministerial
- prime ministership
- primeministership
- prime ministress
Questions about prime minister
- What does prime minister mean?
- Prime minister means the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
- What is prime minister in Hindi?
- Prime minister in Hindi is प्रधान मंत्री (pradhān mantrī), वज़ीर-ए-आज़म (vazīr-e-āzam). See Prime minister meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is prime minister?
- Prime minister is a noun.
- How do you pronounce prime minister?
- Prime minister is pronounced /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of prime minister?
- The plural of prime minister is prime ministers.
Words near prime minister in the dictionary
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