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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom;
[syn: Prime Minister, PM, premier]

2. the person who is head of state (in several countries);
[syn: chancellor, premier, prime minister]


VERB (2)

1. be performed for the first time;
- Example: "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
[syn: premier, premiere]

2. perform a work for the first time;
[syn: premier, premiere]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. first in rank or degree;
- Example: "an architect of premier rank"
- Example: "the prime minister"
[syn: premier(a), prime(a)]

2. preceding all others in time;
- Example: "the premiere showing"
[syn: premier, premiere]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Premier \Pre"mi*er\, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.] 1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. --Camden. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n. The first minister of state; the prime minister. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

premier adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" [syn: premier(a), prime(a)] 2: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn: premier, premiere] n 1: the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom [syn: Prime Minister, PM, premier] 2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: chancellor, premier, prime minister] v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn: premier, premiere] 2: perform a work for the first time [syn: premier, premiere]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "premier": PM, all-absorbing, arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chancellor, chief, chief executive, chief of state, controlling, dewan, doge, dominant, first, foremost, front, grand vizier, head, head of state, highest, highest-ranking, leading, maiden, main, master, overriding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, president, primary, prime, prime minister, principal, ranking, supreme, top, top-ranking, topmost, uppermost