"first minister" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first ministers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first minister (plural first ministers)
  1. The principal minister of a ruler or state. Translations (principal minister of a ruler or state): 首席部長 (Chinese Mandarin), 首席部长 (shǒuxí bùzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), førsteminister [common-gender] (Danish), førsteminister [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), førsteminister [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-first_minister-en-noun-rIZ4MUIK Disambiguation of 'principal minister of a ruler or state': 89 10 1
  2. (Canada, often in plural) The prime minister or a provincial or territorial premier. Tags: Canada, often, plural
    Sense id: en-first_minister-en-noun-jCQFVzXH Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. (UK politics) A leader of a devolved government such as Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-first_minister-en-noun-p-iuX-jL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 16 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 10 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 22 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 4 5 90 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: First Minister Related terms: prime minister, deputy first minister

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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