Prime minister

/pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstə/

/pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ/

Prime minister

the head of government, who is responsible for leading the government and making important decisions on policies and legislation

synonyms : chancellor

premier

the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

synonyms : PM

premier

Examples

1. The Prime Minister is understood to have been extremely angry about the report.

2. The Prime Minister was often in the eye of the storm during the debate on whether or not to intervene in Syria.

3. Critics accused the Prime Minister of leaving the minister swinging in the wind and insist that he should back him or sack him.

4. Everyone from the Prime Minister, to the Governor of the Bank of England, to the Mayor of London, to the Director of the IMF, to Uncle Tom Cobley and all convinced us that we needed these austerity measures to survive the recession.