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Definition of Premier
1. Adjective. First in rank or degree. "The prime minister"
2. Verb. Be performed for the first time. "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
3. Noun. The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom.
Group relationships: British Cabinet
Generic synonyms: Chief Of State, Head Of State
Derivative terms: Premiership
4. Adjective. Preceding all others in time. "The premiere showing"
5. Verb. Perform a work for the first time. "They will premier the duet"
Category relationships: Performing Arts
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform
Derivative terms: Premiere
6. Noun. The person who is head of state (in several countries).
Generic synonyms: Chief Of State, Head Of State
Specialized synonyms: Taoiseach
Derivative terms: Chancellorship, Premiership
Definition of Premier
1. a. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.
2. n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Definition of Premier
1. Adjective. Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree. ¹
2. Noun. (politics UK Westminster system) The leader of the government in parliament and leader of the cabinet. ¹
3. Noun. (politics non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government. ¹
4. Noun. (context: nautical slang) The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship. ¹
5. Verb. To perform, display or exhibit for the first time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Premier
1. a prime minister [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Premier
Literary usage of Premier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Essays on American Government by Albert Bushnell Hart (1893)
"THE SPEAKER AS premier. DURING the last half dozen years American newspapers have
fallen into the habit, half jocose and halt complimentary, of calling the ..."
2. Memoirs of the Right Honourable Richard Lalor Sheil by William Torrens McCullagh Torrens (1855)
"MEMOIRS or THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD LALOR SHEIL. CHAPTER XII.. Duke of
Wellington, premier—Birmingham unrepresented— Secession of the ..."
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