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Synonyms for premier

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pri-meer, -myeer, pree-meer
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər

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Définition of premier

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "first in time;" late 15c. as "first in rank," from Middle French premier "first, chief," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary (adj.)).
  • adj leading; original
Example sentences :
  • But the friends of Protection did not leave the Premier without opposition.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The premier and some of his colleagues observed, however, a moody silence.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Beckendorff himself, the Premier, is the son of a peasant; and of course not noble.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • It was he, who, during the illness of the then Premier, despatched the contingent to the Soudan.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • The Premier did not approve of the suggestion, nor was it like to meet acceptance at home.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • We are sorry to hear that the Premier is suffering from a troublesome Gough.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 » by Various
  • The Premier, who was said to have "run away" to Fife, after all had a "walk over."
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 » by Various
  • Holmes wrote a name upon a slip of paper and handed it to the Premier.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I knew that if the Premier had an enemy in Grichka, then the statesman was doomed.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • Cartier was a famous Canadian premier who was born in Lower Canada in 1814.
  • Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole

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