The meaning of Premier

noun

A senior state or legal official.

Usage examples:

The lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application

noun

A person in a position of the highest or high rank, esp. in a government or university

Usage examples:

Helmut kohl became the first chancellor of a united germany in 1990.

noun

→  chancellor of the exchequer

Usage examples:

With news of profit losses across the nation, the chancellor is expected to cut interest rates., sh…

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

Preceding all others in time or space or degree

ordinal number

Coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.

Usage examples:

His first wife

ordinal number

Foremost in position, rank, or importance.

Usage examples:

The doctor's first duty is to respect this right

adjective

Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.

Usage examples:

One of the foremost art collectors of his day

adverb

Before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place.

Usage examples:

It was, foremost, the first unequivocal demonstration of the process

adjective

Best known or most important

Usage examples:

He was one of the foremost actors of his day.

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

A number of leading politicians

noun

Guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.

Usage examples:

Things can be learned in many ways (spiritual leading is one way you pointed).

noun

The amount of blank space between lines of print.

Usage examples:

Most scrapbookers don't know what kerning or leading are and how to adjust them accordingly.

adjective

Chief in size or importance.

Usage examples:

A main road

noun

A principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them.

Usage examples:

A faulty gas main

noun

(in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown.

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Usage examples:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Usage examples:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Usage examples:

A three-master

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

noun

The prime minister.

Usage examples:

A private meeting with the pm

verb

Send (someone) a private message on social media, an online forum, etc.

Usage examples:

I'll pm you when i'm back online

abbreviation

After noon (used after times of day between noon and midnight that are not expressed using the 24-hour clock).

Usage examples:

At 3.30 p.m.

adjective

More important or better than others

Usage examples:

She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

noun

The elected head of a republic

Usage examples:

The irish president

adjective

Of chief importance; principal.

Usage examples:

The government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment

noun

(in the us) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.

Usage examples:

These two republicans should win their primaries easily

verb

Former term for palaeozoic.

adjective

Of first importance; main.

Usage examples:

A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

Usage examples:

You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

Usage examples:

He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

noun

A position in a hierarchy or scale.

Usage examples:

His world number-one ranking

adjective

Having a specified rank in a hierarchy.

Usage examples:

High-ranking army officers

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

Of or for older or more experienced people.

Usage examples:

Senior citizens

noun

A person who is a specified number of years older than someone else.

Usage examples:

She was only two years his senior

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

adjective

Excellent; of very good quality

Usage examples:

His level of fitness will have to be top-notch for him to play professional basketball.

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Top-notch scientists/lawyers/artists, the state school system offers a top-notch education., the ne…

adjective

→  top-ranked

Usage examples:

It still wins top ranking in surveys of online banks., the company held on to its top ranking again…

noun

The most important people in a group, companies in an industry, etc.

Usage examples:

In the top tier (of sth) it's in the top tier of private banks, which offer extraordinary services …