prime minister

prime minister

n. Abbr. PM

1. A chief minister appointed by a ruler.

2. The head of the cabinet and often also the chief executive of a parliamentary democracy.

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prime ministerial adj.

prime ministership, prime ministry n.

prime minister

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of a parliamentary government

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chief minister of a sovereign or a state

prime ministership, prime ministry n

prime` min′ister

n.

the head of government and the head of the cabinet in parliamentary systems.

[1640–50]

prime` min′is•ter•ship`, prime` min′istry, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Prime Minister - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom premier, PM British Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British government chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
	2.	prime minister - the person who is head of state (in several countries) chancellor, premier chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government taoiseach - the prime minister of the Irish Republic

prime minister

noun

Prime Ministers

British Prime Ministers 

Prime Minister	Party	Term of office
Robert Walpole	Whig	1721-42
Earl of Wilmington	Whig	1742-43
Henry Pelham	Whig	1743-54
Duke of Newcastle	Whig	1754-56
Duke of Devonshire	Whig	1756-57
Duke of Newcastle	Whig	1757-62
Earl of Bute	Tory	1762-63
George Grenville	Whig	1763-65
Marquess of Rockingham	Whig	1765-66
Duke of Grafton	Whig	1766-70
Lord North	Tory	1770-82
Marquess of Rockingham	Whig	1782
Earl of Sherbourne	Whig	1782-83
Duke of Portland	Coalition	1783
William Pitt	Tory	1783-1801
Henry Addington	Tory	1801-04
William Pitt	Tory	1804-06
Lord Grenville	Whig	1806-1807
Duke of Portland	Tory	1807-09
Spencer Perceval	Tory	1809-12
Earl of Liverpool	Tory	1812-27
George Canning	Tory	1827
Viscount Goderich	Tory	1827-28
Duke of Wellington	Tory	1828-30
Earl Grey	Whig	1830-34
Viscount Melbourne	Whig	1834
Robert Peel	Conservative	1834-35
Viscount Melbourne	Whig	1835-41
Robert Peel	Conservative	1841-46
Lord John Russell	Liberal	1846-52
Earl of Derby	Conservative	1852
Lord Aberdeen	Peelite	1852-55
Viscount Palmerston	Liberal	1855-58
Earl of Derby	Conservative	1858-59
Viscount Palmerston	Liberal	1859-65
Lord John Russell	Liberal	1865-66
Earl of Derby	Conservative	1866-68
Benjamin Disraeli	Conservative	1868
William Gladstone	Liberal	1868-74
Benjamin Disraeli	Conservative	1874-80
William Gladstone	Liberal	1880-85
Marquess of Salisbury	Conservative	1885-86
William Gladstone	Liberal	1886
Marquess of Salisbury	Conservative	1886-92
William Gladstone	Liberal	1892-94
Earl of Roseberry	Liberal	1894-95
Marquess of Salisbury	Conservative	1895-1902
Arthur James Balfour	Conservative	1902-05
Henry Campbell-Bannerman	Liberal	1905-08
Herbert Henry Asquith	Liberal	1908-15
Herbert Henry Asquith	Coalition	1915-16
David Lloyd George	Coalition	1916-22
Andrew Bonar Law	Conservative	1922-23
Stanley Baldwin	Conservative	1923-24
James Ramsay McDonald	Labour	1924
Stanley Baldwin	Conservative	1924-29
James Ramsay McDonald	Labour	1929-31
James Ramsay McDonald	Nationalist	1931-35
Stanley Baldwin	Nationalist	1935-37
Arthur Neville Chamberlain	Nationalist	1937-40
Winston Churchill	Coalition	1940-45
Clement Atlee	Labour	1945-51
Winston Churchill	Conservative	1951-55
Anthony Eden	Conservative	1955-57
Harold Macmillan	Conservative	1957-63
Alec Douglas-Home	Conservative	1963-64
Harold Wilson	Labour	1964-70
Edward Heath	Conservative	1970-74
Harold Wilson	Labour	1974-76
James Callaghan	Labour	1976-79
Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	1979-90
John Major	Conservative	1990-97
Tony Blair	Labour	1997-

Australian Prime Ministers 

Prime minister	Party	Term of office
Edmund Barton	Protectionist	1901-03
Alfred Deakin	Protectionist	1903-04
John Christian Watson	Labor	1904
George Houston Reid	Free Trade	1904-05
Alfred Deakin	Protectionist	1905-08
Andrew Fisher	Labor	1908-09
Alfred Deakin	Fusion	1909-10
Andrew Fisher	Labor	1910-13
Joseph Cook	Liberal	1913-14
Andrew Fisher	Labor	1914-15
William Morris Hughes	National Labor	1915-17
William Morris Hughes	Nationalist	1917-23
Stanley Melbourne Bruce	Nationalist	1923-29
James Henry Scullin	Labor	1929-31
Joseph Aloysius Lyons	United	1931-39
Earle Christmas Page	Country	1939
Robert Gordon Menzies	United	1939-41
Arthur William Fadden	Country	1941
John Joseph Curtin	Labor	1941-45
Joseph Benedict Chiffley	Labor	1945-49
Robert Gordon Menzies	Liberal	1949-66
Harold Edward Holt	Liberal	1966-67
John McEwen	Country	1967-68
John Grey Gorton	Liberal	1968-71
William McMahon	Liberal	1972-72
Edward Gough Whitlam	Labor	1972-75
John Malcolm Fraser	Liberal	1975-83
Robert James Lee Hawke	Labor	1983-91
Paul Keating	Labor	1991-96
John Howard	Liberal	1996-

Canadian Prime Ministers 

Prime Minister	Party	Term of office
John A. MacDonald	Conservative	1867-73
Alexander Mackenzie	Liberal	1873-78
John A. MacDonald	Conservative	1878-91
John J.C. Abbot	Conservative	1891-92
John S.D. Thompson	Conservative	1892-94
Mackenzie Bowell	Conservative	1894-96
Charles Tupper	Conservative	1896
Wilfred Laurier	Liberal	1896-1911
Robert Borden	Conservative	1911-20
Arthur Meighen	Conservative	1920-21
William Lyon McKenzie King	Liberal	1921-26
Arthur Meighen	Conservative	1926
William Lyon McKenzie King	Liberal	1926-30
Richard Bedford Bennet	Conservative	1930-35
William Lyon McKenzie King	Liberal	1935-48
Louis St. Laurent	Liberal	1948-57
John George Diefenbaker	Conservative	1957-63
Lester Bowles Pearson	Liberal	1963-68
Pierre Elliott Trudeau	Liberal	1968-79
Joseph Clark	Conservative	1979-80
Pierre Elliott Trudeau	Liberal	1980-84
John Turner	Liberal	1984
Brian Mulroney	Conservative	1984-93
Kim Campbell	Conservative	1993
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien	Liberal	1993-

New Zealand Prime Ministers 

Prime Minister	Party	Term of office
Henry Sewell	-	1856
William Fox	-	1856
Edward William Stafford	-	1856-61
William Fox	-	1861-62
Alfred Domett	-	1862-63
Frederick Whitaker	-	1863-64
Frederick Aloysius Weld	-	1864-65
Edward William Stafford	-	1865-69
William Fox	-	1869-72
Edward William Stafford	-	1872
William Fox	-	1873
Julius Vogel	-	1873-75
Daniel Pollen	-	1875-76
Julius Vogel	-	1876
Harry Albert Atkinson	-	1876-77
George Grey	-	1877-79
John Hall	-	1879-82
Frederick Whitaker	-	1882-83
Harry Albert Atkinson	-	1883-84
Robert Stout	-	1884
Harry Albert Atkinson	-	1884
Robert Stout	-	1884-87
Harry Albert Atkinson	-	1887-91
John Ballance	-	1891-93
Richard John Sneddon	Liberal	1893-1906
William Hall-Jones	Liberal	1906
Joseph George Ward	Liberal/National	1906-12
Thomas Mackenzie	National	1912
William Ferguson Massey	Reform	1912-25
Francis Henry Dillon Bell	Reform	1925
Joseph Gordon Coates	Reform	1925-28
Joseph George Ward	Liberal/National	1928-30
George William Forbes	United	1930-35
Michael Joseph Savage	Labour	1935-40
Peter Fraser	Labour	1940-49
Sidney George Holland	National	1949-47
Keith Jacka Holyoake	National	1957
Walter Nash	Labour	1957-60
Keith Jacka Holyoake	National	1960-72
John Ross Marshall	National	1972
Norman Eric Kirk	Labour	1972-74
Wallace Edward Rowling	Labour	1974-75
Robert David Muldoon	National	1975-84
David Russell Lange	Labour	1984-89
Geoffrey Palmer	Labour	1989-90
Mike Moore	Labour	1990
Jim Bolger	National	1990-97
Jenny Shipley	National	1997-99
Helen Clark	Labour	1999-

Translations

رَئيس الوزارَهرَئِيس الوُزَراء

premiérpředseda vlády

premierminister

Premierminister

πρωθυπουργός

primer ministro

pääministeri

premier ministre

premijer

miniszterelnök

forsætisráîherra

primo ministro

首相

수상

minister president

statsminister

premier

primeiro-ministro

премьер-министр

ministrski predsednik

premiärminister

นายกรัฐมนตรี

başbakan

thủ tướng

首相总理

prime minister

n → primo ministro

prime¹

(praim) adjective

1. first or most important. the prime minister; a matter of prime importance. groot اوَّل، أهَم، رَئيسي първоначален primeiro první; nejdůležitější wichtigst vigtigst; første-; højest πρώτος, πρώτιστος, πρωταρχικόςprimer, primero pea-, esmane اولیه؛ اصلی pää- premierעיקרי मुख्य, प्रधान első(rendű) pertama, utama megin-, aðal- primo, primario 第一の 가장 중요한 pirmutinis, svarbiausias pirmais; galvenais perdana; utama eersthoved-, viktigst, primærpierwszy, pierwszorzędny لومړنى،اصلي primeiro prim первый, главный prvý; najdôležitejší prvi glavni främsta, viktigast, huvud-, premiär- ที่มาลำดับแรก asıl, esas 重要的 головний اعلي، اعظم chủ yếu; hàng đầu 重要的

2. best. in prime condition. beste مُمتاز، أفْضَل първокачествен perfeito nejlepší erstklassig bedst άριστοςóptimo, perfecto parim عالی ensiluokkainen parfaitמיטב उत्कृष्ट legjobb terbaik bestur, fyrsta flokks eccellente, ottimo 最良の 최고의 geriausias lielisks; pirmklasīgs terbaik primaav beste sort, førsteklassesznakomity ستر، لوړ perfeito perfect превосходный najlepší odličen najbolji bästa ที่ดีที่สุด en iyi 最好的 найкращий افضل hoàn hảo 最好的

noun

the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age). He is in his prime; the prime of life. fleur ريَعان الشَّباب в разгара на plenitude nejkrásnější doba die Blüte den bedste alder ακμή, άνθοςflor de la vida, plenitud (elu) parimad aastad دوران اوج parhaassa iässä fleur de l'âgeשיא बहार élete teljében, delén bagian terbaik blómi fiore, primavera 全盛 전성기 pats gražumas plaukums puncak bloeibeste alder najlepszy okres życia د ژوند ښه دوره plenitude floarea vârstei расцвет najkrajšie obdobie najboljša leta cvet [i sin] krafts [dagar] ช่วงเวลาที่ดีที่สุดในชีวิต en güzel çağ 全盛時期 розквіт عنفوان شباب thời kỳ sung sức nhất 全盛时期

ˈprimary adjective

1. first or most important. his primary concern. hoof الأوَّ��، الأهَم главен principal prvořadý wichtigst vigtigst πρωταρχικόςprincipal esmane اصلی؛ اولیه ensisijainen principalעיקרי आदिम, आदि (leg)első, fő, elsődleges utama fyrstur, megin- principale 第一の 주요한 svarbiausias galvenais; svarīgākais utama hoofd-først, opprinnelig, hoved- najważniejszy لومړنى، اصلى principal principal первостепенный, главный prvoradý glaven najvažniji primär, första ที่สำคัญที่สุด asıl, esas 主要的 основний; найважливіший اہم ترين، اولين chủ yếu; hàng đầu 主要的

2. of the first level or stage. a primary school. laer, primêr إبْتِدائي начален primário základní Grund-... hoved-; grund- στοιχειώδηςprimario alg- ابتدایی perus- primaireיסודי प्रथम आदि alsófokú; általános iskolai dasar grunn-, undirstöðu- primario, elementare 初等の 초등학교의 pradinis sākuma-; pamata- rendah basis-grunn-, forberedendepodstawowy لومړنى primário primar начальный základný osnoven osnovni grundläggande, grund- ในขั้นแรก ilk 初級的 первинний, первісний پہلي سطح کا tiểu học 初级的

ˈprimarily (praiˈmerəli) adverb

chiefly; in the first place. I wrote the play primarily as a protest, and only secondarily as entertainment. in die eerste plek بِصورَةٍ رَئيسِيَّه، في المَكان الأوَّل главно principalmente především in erster Linie først og fremmest πρωτίστως principalmente; en primer lugar eeskätt در درجه اول؛ اساساً pääasiassa principalementבעיקר मुख्यत:, मूख्य रूप से elsősorban; eredetileg terutama fyrst og fremst principalmente 主として 주로 pirmiausia, visų pirma vispirms; sākumā; galvenokārt terutamanya voornamelijk hovedsakelig, først og fremst, primært przede wszystkim په لومړى درجه principalmente în primul rând главным образом predovšetkým najprej, predvsem pre svega i första hand, huvudsakligen แรกเริ่ม aslında, esasında 起初，首先 перед усім; головним чином بنيادي طور پر chủ yếu 起初，首先

primary colours

(of pigments, but not of light) those colours from which all others can be made, ie red, blue and yellow. primêre kleure ألوان رَئيسِيَّه основни цветове cores primárias základní barvy die Primärfarben (pl.) primærfarve; grundfarve βασικά χρώματα colores primarios põhivärvused رنگ های اصلی päävärit couleurs fondamentales צִבעֵי יְסוֹד मूलरंग alapszínek warna dasar frum-/grunnlitur colori fondamentali 原色 3원색 pagrindinės spalvos pamatkrāsas warna primer primaire kleuren grunn-/primærfarger kolory podstawowe اصلى رنګونه cores primárias culori primare основные цвета základné farby osnovne barve osnovne boje grundfärger สีพื้นฐาน ana renkler 原色 основні кольори ابتدائي رنگ màu gốc 原色

prime minister

the chief minister of a government. eerste minister رَئيس الوزارَه министър-председател primeiro ministro předseda vlády der/die Premierminister(in) premierminister πρωθυπουργόςprimer ministro peaminister نخست وزیر pääministeri premier ministre ראש הַמֶמשָׁלָה प्रधानमंत्री miniszterelnök perdana menteri forsætisráðherra primo ministro 首相 수상 premjeras, ministras pirmininkas premjerministrs perdana menteri eerste minister statsministerpremier صدراعظم primeiro ministro premier, prim-ministru премьер-министр predseda vlády ministrski predsednik premijer stats-, premiärminister นายกรัฐมนตรี başbakan 首相，總理 прем'єр-міністр وزير اعظم thủ tướng 首相，总理

prime number

a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31. priem الأعداد التي تَنْقَسِم على نَفْسِها بدون باقٍ просто число número primo prvočíslo die Primzahl primtal πρώτος αριθμόςnúmero primo algarv عدد اول alkuluku nombre premier מִספָּר רִאשוֹנִי अभाज्य संख्या törzsszám bilangan pokok frumtala, prímtala numero primo 素数 소수 pirminis skaičius pirmskaitlis nombor perdana priemgetalprimtall liczba pierwsza لومړى عدد número primo număr prim простое число prvočíslo praštevilo neparan broj primtal เลขที่ไม่มีอะไรหารได้นอกจากตัวของมันเอง asal sayı 質數 просте число مفرد اعداد، عدد متبائن số nguyên tố 质数

ˈprime time noun

the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television. The programme will be broadcast during prime time. hoofkykktyd ساعات المَساء عِندما يُشاهِد أكبر عَدد مُمكن най-гледано време horário nobre hlavní vysílací čas die Hauptsendezeit bedste sendetid; prime time ζώνη υψηλής τηλεθέασης horas de máxima audiencia parim vaatamisaeg ساعات پربیننده paras katseluaika heures de grande écoute בִּ”שׁעוֹת שִׂיא” प्रमुख समय főműsoridő waktu terbaik (prima serata) 골든 아워 žiūrovams patogiausias laikas skatītāju iecienītākais raidlaiks waktu perdana prime time beste sendetid czas największej oglądalności, najlepszy czas antenowy له ګڼه ګوڼى ډك ساعات лучшее (эфирное) время najsledovanejší vysielací čas najbolj gledani termin udarni termin bästa sändningstid ช่วงเวลาที่มีผู้ชมมากที่สุด reyting saati 黃金時段 найкращий час; прайм-тайм شام کے اوقات giờ cao điểm 黄金时段

adjective

prime-time advertising. hoofkyktydagtig في ساعات المَساء، عند مُشاهَدَة أكْبَر عَدد по най-гедано време comerciais em horário nobre reklama v hlavním vysílacím čase die Hauptwerbezeit prime time- που γίνεται κατά τις ώρες υψηλής τηλεθέασης horas de máxima audiencia parimale vaatamisajale sattuv مربوط به ساعات پر بیننده parhaan katseluajan des heures de grande écoute प्रात: समय főműsoridőben sugárzott waktu terbaik (in prima serata) 골든 아워 광고 rodomas vakare, žiūrovams patogiausiu laiku iecienītākā raidlaika- waktu perdana eersteklasi beste sendetid w czasie największej oglądalności هغه ساعت چې ډير ليدونكي تلويزيون ته ګورى в лучшее время reklama vysielaná v najsledovanejšom čase v najbolj gledanem terminu u udarnom terminu på bästa sändningstid ที่มีผู้ชมมากที่สุด reyting saatinde olan 黃金時段的 такий, що показують в самий зручний для телеглядачів час شام کے وقت کا giờ cao điểm 黄金时段的

prime minister

→ رَئِيس الوُزَراء premiér premierminister Premierminister πρωθυπουργός primer ministro pääministeri premier ministre premijer primo ministro 首相 수상 minister president statsminister premier primeiro-ministro премьер-министр premiärminister นายกรัฐมนตรี başbakan thủ tướng 首相