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“premier”
A title to indicate the rank of a head of a level of government in some countries; such as, Canada: The ten premiers met to discuss inter-provincial trade agreements.
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premier (adjective), more premier, most premier
Descriptive of something that is the first to occur or to exist; ahead of others: Red Winged Blackbirds are the premier sign of spring in Julian's neighborhood because they return to nest before any other birds do.
Tiffany was a premier computer expert in her company.
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premier; première, premiere
premier (pri MIR, pree MIR) (adjective)
Concerning something which precedes in position, rank, status, or time: The premier importance of Mr. Jones to the political party was confirmed after an election among his peers.
The new film was given the premier placement on the schedule at the film festival.
première (pri MIR, pri MEER) (noun)
The first exhibition or performance of something: The artist worked hard to organize her paintings for the première which was scheduled in December.
premiere (pri MIR, pri MEER) (noun)
The first appearance of an actor, or actress, in a lead role: Saturday was the premiere for Jill's aunt who was staring in a new play written especially for her.
Yesterday was the première performance of Marissa's play as well as the premiere for the main actress. Her friend is considered premier among the local playwrights.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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