Prime Minister

Definition: Prime Minister

Prime Minister

Noun

1. The person who holds the position of head of state in England.

2. The person who is head of state (in several countries).

3. The position of the cabinet minister who is in charge of government affairs.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Prime Minister

Director

Head, head man, head center, boss; principal, president, speaker; chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson; captain; (master); superior; mayor; (civil authority); vice president, prime minister, premier, vizier, grand vizier, eparch.

Government

President, vice president, cabinet member, prime minister, minister; senator, representatative, president pro tem, speaker of the house; department head, section head, section chief; federal judge, justice, justice of the supreme court, chief justice; treasurer, secretary of the treasury; director of the FBI.

Office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet; senate, house of representatives, parliament; council; courts, supreme court; state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury; Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; National Institutes of Health, NIH; Postal Service, Post Office; Federal Aviation Administration, FAA.

Crosswords: Prime Minister

The prime minister of Israel. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

No, you saved the prime minister! (Zoolander; writing credit: Drake Sather; Ben Stiller)

I have a vivid imagination, but I must say I never saw myself unpacking a prime minister! (Arabesque; writing credit: Gordon Cotler; Julian Mitchell)

I want to say to Prime Minister MacDonald: Surrender her pronto, or we'll level Toronto. (Canadian Bacon; writing credit: Michael Moore)

The Prime Minister is naked. (The King and I; writing credit: Oscar Hammerstein II; Margaret Landon)

The Chinese Prime Minister (1974)

Part 2 Little Prime Minister (1962)

The Prime Minister (1941)

Prime Minister Yes (1986)

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Books

• Henry Addington, Prime Minister, 1801-1804: Peace, War, and Parliamentary Politics (Series on International, Political, and Economic History) (reference)

• Madam Prime Minister (reference)

• Oh, Prime Minister!: Secrets, Statistics, Stories and Surprizes from Walpole to Blair (reference)

• Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao (reference)

• The Japanese Prime Minister and Public Policy (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Yes, Prime Minister - Key (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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Commander Carrier Division 15, Captain Raymond N. Sharp, shows the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Solomon W.R. Bandaranaike, emergency supplies that are to be delivered to flood victims in his nation, 11 January 1958. Photographed on the carrier's hangar deck, with HSS-1 helicopters undergoing maintenance in the background. Relief supplies include cans of sliced & cored pineapple, produced in Australia and donated by the United States. Credit: NAVY.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meets with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board USS Augusta (CA-31), off Argentia, Newfoundland, 9 August 1941. Assisting the President is his son, Army Captain Elliot Roosevelt. Ensign Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., USNR, is at left, with Assistant Secretary of State Sumner Welles standing behind him. Credit: NAVY.

The prime minister and some of the members of his cabinet which [sic] resting in the royal stable / Ardeshir Mohassess. Credit: Library of Congress.

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan shaken up by "Commons Vote". Credit: Library of Congress.

Funeral procession of Corneliu Codreanu in Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. 1940--Leading the procession are Prime Minister Antonescu and Legion chief Horea Sima; representing Germany are Baldur von Schirach and Gauleiter Bohle. Credit: Library of Congress.

British Prime Minister in U.S., Washington, D.C.--this photo of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee was taken while the Premier was in Washington, D.C., for conferences with President Truman and Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Field Marshall Smuts and Victoria Cross Winner. Latest official photograph of Field Marshall J.C. Smuts, currently in London to confer with British Prime Minister Churchill on the conduct of the war. He is shown in his office at Union Building, Pretoria,. Credit: Library of Congress.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill and president of Turkey. Churchill and Ismet Inonu, president of Turkey, exchange pleasantries on board the presidential train as they met in Adana for conference. Left to right: Marchal Fevsi Cakmak, chief of staff of Tur. Credit: Library of Congress.

King Alcohol and his Prime Minister. Credit: Library of Congress.

Agra - tomb of the Prime Minister. Credit: Library of Congress.

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In his strong and implicit faith he included all who held any function in the state, from the prime minister to the constable.

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Business

In 1995, radical measures (the Juppe reform, named after the Prime Minister at that time) were introduced. (references)

DETR is a super-Ministry, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, with broad responsibility for infrastructure activities in Britain. (references)

In April of this year, the Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson made a surprise statement in which he advocated Skavsta Airport as the new southern airport candidate. (references)

Children

Jamaica

In 1998 the Prime Minister appointed the first blind member of the Senate. (references)

Morocco

In 2000, the Government created a special commission for the integration of persons with disabilities, presided over by Prime Minister Youssoufi. (references)

Civil Liberties

Malaysia

That same month, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah instructed the Religious Affairs Department to conduct background checks on religious speakers. (references)

Economic History

Estonia

It initiates and approves legislation sponsored by the Prime Minister. (references)

Estonia

On June 28, 1992, Estonian voters approved the constitutional assembly's draft constitution and implementation act, which established a parliamentary government with a President as chief of State and with a government headed by a Prime Minister. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

It comprises the following ex officio members: the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, the President of the National Assembly and the Chairman of the Social and Economic Council. (references)

Human Rights

Belgium

In June, citing the law on universal jurisdiction, two groups of Palestinians and Lebanese in Brussels filed complaints against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and others for their alleged roles in mass killings in the Lebanese refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in 1982, when Sharon was defense minister. (references)

Malaysia

On May 12, the High Court acquitted Anwar of the four remaining charges of sodomy and one charge of corruption that were pending against him after the prosecution withdrew the charges against the former Deputy Prime Minister. (references)

Malaysia

In June former Police Chief Rahim Noor was released early for good behavior after serving 40 days of his 2-month jail sentence for "causing hurt" to former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. (references)

Minorities

Iceland

Concern has been voiced, including by the Prime Minister, that the rapidly increasing number of foreigners being brought into the country to meet the labor shortage in fish processing and other less desirable occupations could lead to future problems, especially in the event of an economic downturn. (references)

India

The fear of conversion of Hindus and Muslims by Christians was highlighted in a August 15 statement by Prime Minister Vajpayee. (references)

Lithuania

In March the Lithuanian Jewish Community Board asked the Prosecutor General to drop its case against the daily newspaper Lietuvos Aidas after the director and editor in chief of the daily apologized for a series of anti-Semitic articles they had published in 2000. The President, the Prime Minister, and the journalists' union publicly condemned the articles. (references)

Political Economy

Kuwait

Such a vote is not permissible in the case of the Prime Minister, but the National Assembly may approach the Amir on the matter, and the Amir will then either dismiss the Prime Minister or dissolve the National Assembly for new elections. (references)

Israel

The talks made some headway in 1994-5 but were suspended in early 1996, following major terrorist attacks in Israel and Prime Minister Peres' call for early elections. (references)

Malaysia

The politically motivated convictions of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar on charges of corruption and sodomy in 1999 and 2000 demonstrated the judiciary's lack of independence. (references)

Political Rights

Trinidad and Tobago

Basdeo Panday became the country's first Prime Minister of East Indian descent. (references)

Bangladesh

In practice the Prime Minister usually decides on major governmental policies, with little or no involvement by Parliament. (references)

Papua New Guinea

A coalition government, led by Prime Minister Bill Skate, was formed following the election. (references)

Trade

Syria

At the time of printing, regulations are expected by the end of 2001. Applications for banks wishing to operate in Syria are to be submitted for approval to the Central Bank, the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade and the Prime Minister and will be approved within 90 days; no reply indicates that the application is rejected. (references)

Vietnam

The operation of customs warehouses was approved in 1994, and has been replaced by new regulations issued in conjunction with Decision 212 from the Prime Minister dated 2 November 1998. The location and number of bonded warehouses are HCMC (3), Vung Tau (1), Hai Phong (4), Quang Ninh (2) and Da Nang (2). Entities permitted to lease customs bonded warehouses include foreign enterprises, individuals and organizations, Vietnamese import-export license companies, and foreign invested enterprises licensed to carry on import-export activities. (references)

Vietnam

Vietnam's regulation concerning labeling requirements for domestically circulated and import-export products is issued by the Prime Minister. (references)

Women

Morocco

On March 8, the King, Prime Minister, and several other ministers met with 40 representatives of women's organizations at the Royal Palace. (references)

Malta

Women's issues are handled by the Department of Women's Rights under the Minister of Social Policy, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and the Nationalist Party's deputy leader. (references)

Japan

As of November 21, the AWF had collected donations totaling approximately $4.33 million (548 million yen) and given lump sum payments of almost $2.97 million (376 million yen) and a letter of apology signed by the Prime Minister to more than 188 women from the Philippines, Korea, and Taiwan. (references)

Worker Rights

Vietnam

The law also grants the Prime Minister the right to suspend a strike considered detrimental to the national economy or public safety. (references)

Morocco

The CDT is affiliated with the ruling Socialist Union of Popular Forces of Prime Minister Youssoufi and the UGTM with the Istiqlal party, the second partner in the ruling coalition. (references)

Mauritius

The IRA grants the Prime Minister the prerogative to declare any strike illegal if he considers that it "imperils the economy." In July the Government unveiled a plan for restructuring the sugar sector that included provisions for the early retirement of 9,200 sugar workers. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "Prime Minister": the late prime minister. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏الوزير الأول, ‏رئيس الوزارة, ‏رئيس الوزراء (pm, premier). (various references)

Bulgarian 

министър-председател (premier). (various references)

Chinese 

首相 , 總理 (premier), 宰相 . (various references)

Czech

ministerský předseda. (various references)

Dutch

Premier (premier), Minister-President (premier). (various references)

Esperanto

premiero (first night, first run, premi@re, premier), ĉefministro (premier). (various references)

Faeroese

forsætisráðharri (premier). (various references)

Finnish

pääministeri (premier). (various references)

French

premier ministre (premier minister). (various references)

German

ministerpräsident (Minister of General Affairs). (various references)

Greek 

πρωθυπουργόσ (premier). (various references)

Hebrew 

ראש �"ממשל�" (p.m., premier). (various references)

Hungarian

miniszterelnök (premier). (various references)

Italian

primo ministro (premier). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

宰相 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

そうり� いじ�", そうり (leader, president), しゅしょう (admirable, advocacy, beginning of a book, captain, commander-in-chief, excerpt, excerption, laudable, manual copying, palm, palmar, promotion), しゅは�" (head, head position, leader, liquor trade, main sail, principal offence, principal offender), さいしょう (another victory, least, minimum, one's wife and mistress, smallest), じょうしょう (ascending, climbing, invincible, rising, rising tone). (various references)

Manx

ard-vinishter. (various references)

Norwegian

statsminister. (various references)

Pig Latin

imepray inistermay

Polish

premier (premier). (various references)

Portuguese

primeiroministro (premier), primeiro ministro (premier). (various references)

Romanian

prim-ministru (premier). (various references)

Russian 

премьер-министр (cabinet maker, premier). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

premijer (premier). (various references)

Spanish

primer ministro (p.m., pm, premier). (various references)

Swedish

statsminister, premiärminister (premier). (various references)

Turkish

baxbakan (premier), başbakan (chancellor, premier). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: imprinters, merriments, printeries.

-4 letters: eremitism, impieties, imprinter, merriment, nimieties, reinspire.

-5 letters: emptiers, enmities, immenser, imprimis, imprints, inserter, inspirer, inspirit, interims, meristem, merriest, minimise, minister, misenter, misinter, misprint, miterers, niteries, pineries, premiers, prerinse, pretrims, primines, primmest, printers, pristine, reinsert, reinters, rentiers, repiners, reprints, rimester, ripeners, simperer, spermine, sprinter, stemmier, stripier, terrines, trimmers, triremes.