Prime-ministership
noun
1.
the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry:
the British prime minister.
prime minister
noun
1.
the head of a parliamentary government
2.
the chief minister of a sovereign or a state
prime minister definition
The head of government in many nations. Prime minister is commonly the title of the head of government in a parliamentary system, such as that of Britain or Canada.
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