premier

premier
    adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank";
           "the prime minister" [syn: {premier(a)}, {prime(a)}]
    2: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn:
       {premier}, {premiere}]
    n 1: the person who holds the position of head of the government
         in the United Kingdom [syn: {Prime Minister}, {PM},
         {premier}]
    2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn:
       {chancellor}, {premier}, {prime minister}]
    v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of
         the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn:
         {premier}, {premiere}]
    2: perform a work for the first time [syn: {premier},
       {premiere}]
    

Premier \Pre"mi*er\, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the
   first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See {Primary},
   {Prime}, a.]
   1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier
      minister. --Camden. Swift.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title
      of his degree.
      [1913 Webster]
    

Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n.
   The first minister of state; the prime minister.
   [1913 Webster]
    

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "premier":
      PM, all-absorbing, arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chancellor,
      chief, chief executive, chief of state, controlling, dewan, doge,
      dominant, first, foremost, front, grand vizier, head,
      head of state, highest, highest-ranking, leading, maiden, main,
      master, overriding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent,
      president, primary, prime, prime minister, principal, ranking,
      supreme, top, top-ranking, topmost, uppermost