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   pre·mier

   /prēˈmir/

   adjective

   • 1. first in importance, order, or position; leading: "Germany's premier rock band"
   • ▪ of earliest creation: "the premier issue of the quarterly"

   noun

   • 1. a prime minister or other head of government.
   • ▪ (in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French, ‘first’, from Latin primarius ‘principal’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   The meaning of PREMIER is first in position, rank, or importance. How to use premier in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREMIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PREMIER definition: 1. best or most important: 2. (especially used in news reports) the leader of the government of a…. Learn more.

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   adjective. preceding all others in time. synonyms: premiere. first. preceding all others in time or space or degree. noun. the person who is head of state (in several countries) synonyms: chancellor, prime minister. see more. noun. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom. synonyms: PM, Prime Minister.

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   Premier is used to refer to the head of the government of certain countries, equivalent to a prime minister, as in The premier of France gave a speech today. Premier can also mean that something is highest in rank or is chief among a group, as in NASA is the premier authority on American spaceflight .

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   pre·mier. (prĭ-mîr′, -myîr′, prē′mîr) adj. 1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank. 2. First to occur or exist; earliest. n. (prĭ-mîr′) 1. A prime minister. 2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

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   Premier Definition. prĭ-mîr, -myîr, prēmîr. premiered, premiering, premiers. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. First in importance or rank; chief; foremost. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. First in time; earliest. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREMIER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Premier is used to describe something that is considered to be the best or most important thing of a particular type.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPREMIER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PREMIER definition: 1. the leader of a government: 2. the period in which someone is premier 3. best or most…. Learn more.

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    premier. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English prem‧i‧er1 /ˈpremiə $ prɪˈmɪr/ adjective [ only before noun] formal best or most important one of Dublin’s premier hotels Examples from the Corpus premier • But premier black leader he is.

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    What does the word premier mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word premier. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word premier? About 4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word premier pronounced?