premier, premiere
(adjective) preceding all others in time; “the premiere showing”
chancellor, premier, prime minister
(noun) the person who is head of government (in several countries)
premier, premiere
(verb) perform a work for the first time
premier, premiere
(verb) be performed for the first time; “We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
premier (not comparable)
Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.
(heraldry) Most ancient.
premier (plural premiers)
(politics, UK, Westminster system) The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
(politics, UK parliament) The prime minister.
(politics, Australia, Canada, South Africa) The leader of a state or provincial government and cabinet.
(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.
(nautical, slang) The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
(Australia, sporting) The champion team of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).
Often capitalised, especially when used as a title. In British English, prime minister and premier are interchangeable, while in Australia and Canada, the federal leader is the prime minister and the state/provincial leaders are premiers. The term prime minister is commonly a synonym also in non-Westminster system contexts
• (parliamentary leader of government and leader of cabinet in a national parliament): prime minister, first minister
• (parliamentary leader of government and leader of cabinet in a state or provincial parliament): first minister
• (head of government in a non-Westminster system): prime minister
• (second-in-command on a ship): first lieutenant, first mate
premier (third-person singular simple present premiers, present participle premiering, simple past and past participle premiered)
To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.
To govern in the role of premier.
• reprime
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"mi*er, a. Etym: [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.
2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree.
Pre"mi*er, n.
Definition: The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
