premier

Everyday

1. A premier is the leader of a government, especially a prime minister; in Canada and Australia, a premier leads a province or state government. tree →
2. Premier (adjective) means the best, the most important or the first: «a premier hotel», «the Premier League». tree →
3. A premier league or division is the top level of a sport. tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship lessons in Canada and Australia, the premier of each province or state (e.g. the Premier of Ontario, the Premier of New South Wales) is different from the national prime minister. In sport, the English Premier League is the top football league. Phrases: «the Premier League», «state premier», «premier division».

Examples

• The Premier of Queensland spoke about the floods. tree →
• Ontario's premier met the prime minister of Canada. tree →
• Our team wants to play in the Premier League one day. tree →
• This is the premier event of the school year. tree →
• The Chinese premier visited Europe. tree →
• The premier division is the highest level of the league. tree →

Note

Plural «premiers». Say PREM-ee-er (UK) or pruh-MEER (US). Trap: «premiere» (with an e at the end) is the first showing of a film or play: «the film's premiere». «Premier» = leader or best; «premiere» = first show.