premieradjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈprem.i.ər/us/prɪˈmɪr/best or most important:
He's one of the nation's premier scientists.
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- She's one of the UK's premier historians.
- We stayed at one of Edinburgh's premier hotels.
- Douglas is the Isle of Man's premier resort.
- Ken Hom is the UK's premier Chinese chef.
- It's one of the country's premier holiday destinations.
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Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
- substantially
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premiernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈprem.i.ər/us/prɪˈmɪr/(especially used in news reports) the leader of the government of a country, or of a large part of a country
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Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chief executive
- demagogue
- Downing Street
- dynasty
- first lady
- head of state
- lieutenant governor
- Member of Parliament
- MP
- Number Ten
- presidency
- president
- prime minister
- prime-ministerial
- regent
- ruler
- veep
- vice president
- VP
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