Prime minister

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 2.1 Usage note 2.2 Synonym 2.3 Translations

Etymology

Latin primus + minister

Noun

prime minister or, when referring to a specific prime minister, Prime Minister

1. The head of the government in many countries (e.g. the United Kingdom).

   This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill.

   Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister.

Usage note

• When referring to a prime minister by title and name together, British usage is the Prime Minister, Tony Blair while North American usage is Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Synonym

• premier

Translations

• Dutch: eerste minister m, premier m
• Finnish: pääministeri
• French: premier ministre m
• German: Premierminister m, Premierministerin f
• Greek: [[ ]] (prothopyrgos)
• Interlingua: prime ministro
• Italian: primo ministro m
• Japanese: 首相 (しゅしょう , shushō )
• Lithuanian: premjeras m, premjerė f, ministras pirmininkas m, ministrė pirmininkė f
• Polish: premier m
• Portuguese: primeiro ministro m
• Romanian: prim ministru
• Slovak: predseda vlády m, predsedkyňa vlády f, premiér m, premiérka f
• Spanish: primer ministro m, presidente de Gobierno m
• Swedish: premiärminister c