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prime minister

NOUN
government head
Synonyms
WEAK
President chancellor chief executive chief minister chief of state chief officer commander in chief dewan doge grand vizier head of cabinet head of state leader person in charge premier

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The prime minister denies knowing that disgraced former U.S. envoy Peter Mandelson—a friend of Epstein—hadn’t been cleared by security vetting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It came as MPs questioned the prime minister over the security vetting controversy surrounding former US ambassador Peter Mandelson.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The reputational damage from Cambodia’s growing association with online scams has hurt the country’s formal economy, according to Hun Manet, the prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The repeated failure to divulge the result of Lord Mandelson's vetting process was "incredible", "staggering" and "astonishing", the prime minister said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In Canada, the prime minister quipped, “Where is Biafra?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie