prime minister
Pluralprime ministers
- 1The head of a government and chief member of its cabinet, especially in a parliamentary democracy, and often the leader of the majority party.
After losing a vote of no confidence, the prime minister called an early election.
Portraits of former prime ministers line the walls of the parliament building.
Similarpremier
Note
The title translates French premier ministre word for word, so prime here keeps the meaning "first": the holder is first among the ministers. The plural falls on the second word: prime ministers. When it names a particular holder, both capitalizations appear, a visit from the Prime Minister and a visit from the prime minister. The capital treats it as a title, the lowercase as a plain job description.
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Origin
A calque, or word-for-word translation, of the French premier ministre.