premier
/'premjə/
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Definition
Adjective:
- First in time, order, or importance; leading: Used to describe something that is the earliest, most important, or highest in rank.
- Of the highest quality or rank; foremost: Describing something that is considered the best or most significant in its category.
Noun:
- A prime minister or other head of government: The chief executive of a government, especially in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
- The leader of a government ministry or department: In some contexts, it can refer to the head of a specific government department.
Verb:
- To present for the first time; to give a first public performance: To introduce or debut a work, such as a play, film, or piece of music, to an audience.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The company's premier product revolutionized the industry.
- She is considered the premier expert in her field.
Noun:
- The Premier of the province announced new economic policies.
- The meeting was attended by several foreign premiers.
Verb:
- The theater will premier a new musical next month.
- The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Advanced Usage
"Premier league/division": Refers to the top tier in a system of sports leagues, especially in soccer.
- The team was promoted to the premier division.
"Premier status": Indicates a position of being first or most important.
- The university maintains its premier status among research institutions.
Variants and Related Words
Premiere (noun/verb): A first public performance or presentation. Often used interchangeably with the verb form of "premier," though "premiere" is more common for artistic works.
- The movie's premiere was a star-studded event.
Premiership (noun): The office or period of service of a premier (head of government).
- During his premiership, several key reforms were passed.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Chief, foremost, principal, primary, leading, top.
- Noun: Prime minister, chancellor, head of government.
- Verb: Debut, launch, introduce, unveil.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- To premier as: To make one's first appearance in a particular role.
- The actor premiered as Hamlet to great acclaim.
Related Idioms
- To hold the premier position: To be in the most important or leading role.
- For decades, the company has held the premier position in the market.
Adjective
- preceding all others in time
- the premiere showing
- first in rank or degree
- an architect of premier rank
- the prime minister
Noun
- the person who is head of state (in several countries)
- the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
Verb
- perform a work for the first time
- be performed for the first time
- We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success