first minister

English

Noun

first minister (plural first ministers)

1. The principal minister of a ruler or state. [from 17th c.]
   • 2016, Peter Ackroyd, Revolution, Pan Macmillan 2017, p. 339:

     The king, knowing that he had an alternative administration in waiting, accepted the first minister's wish.

Usage notes

• The chief officer of the executive branch of the devolved governments of Scotland and Wales is now styled a first minister, as is the leader of each of the provinces of Canada; historically, the title was used of the head of the British government as well as of analogous posts in various other countries.

Related terms

• prime minister
• deputy first minister

Translations

principal minister of a ruler or state

• Danish: førsteminister c
• Khmer: ^{(please verify)} រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីទីមួយ (roth montrey ti mouy)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: førsteminister m

  Nynorsk: førsteminister m