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pre·mier

(prĭ-mîr′, -myîr′, prē′mîr)

adj.

1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.

2. First to occur or exist; earliest.

n. (prĭ-mîr′)

1. A prime minister.

2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]

pre·mier′ship′ n.

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premiership

(ˈprɛmjəʃɪp)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office of premier

2. (General Sporting Terms)

a. a championship competition held among a number of sporting clubs

b. a victory in such a championship

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premiership - the office of premier

berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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premiership

[ˈpremɪəʃɪp] N → cargo m del primer ministro, puesto m de primer ministro; (= period in office) → mandato m

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premiership

[ˈprɛmiə^rʃɪp]

[leader] → mandat m (d'un Premier ministre)

(SPORT) → championnat m de ligue 1

modif [club, footballer, player, football, soccer, table, team] → de ligue 1; [title] → de champion de ligue 1; [winner] → du championnat de ligue 1
premiership league → ligue 1
premiership division → ligue 1

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Premiership

n (Ftbl) → erste Liga

premiership

n (= period) → Amtsperiode or -zeit f → als Premierminister(in); (= office) → Amt nt → des Premierministers/der Premierministerin

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premiership

[ˈprɛmɪəʃɪp] n → carica di premier

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