premier

US: /pɹɛˈmɪɹ/, /pɹiˈmɪɹ/
UK: /pɹˈɛmɪɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


premier /'premjə/
  • danh từ
    • thủ tướng
    • tính từ
      • (từ lóng) nhất, đầu
        • to take [the] premier place: đứng đầu, nhất

    Advanced English dictionary


    adjective, noun
    + adjective [only before noun] most important, famous or successful: one of Britain's premier chefs + (BrE, sport) the Premier League / Division (= in football)
    + noun
    used especially in newspapers, etc. to mean 'prime minister'

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 prime minister, PM, head of state, chief executive, president, chancellor:
    The premiers of the Commonwealth met at Kuala Lumpur in 1989.
    adj.
    2 first, prime, primary, chief, principal, head, main, foremost, top-ranking, highest-ranking, ranking, leading, top, pre-eminent:
    He is the premier expert in his field.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    acting, deputy | former | British, Chinese, etc. | Conservative, Labour, etc. | state

    VERB + PREMIER

    appoint (sb), appoint sb as, elect (sb), elect sb as, swear sb in as
    She was sworn in as premier on 4 June.
    | succeed sb as, take over as

    PREP.

    as ~
    during his 25 years as Liberal premier


    Concise English dictionary


    premiers'prɪ'mɪr ,'prɪːmjər /'premɪə
    noun
    +the person who holds the position of head of the government in England
    +the person who is head of state (in several countries)
    verb
    +be performed for the first time
    +perform a work for the first time
    adj.
    +first in rank or degree
    +preceding all others in time