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VocabJLPT N1

prime minister

Noun

Definitions

1. prime minister
2. premier

This noun refers to a prime minister or chief minister of a country, often used in a historical or formal literary context. In modern usage, it can appear in discussions of politics or history, especially regarding foreign leaders.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The prime minister in that manga is supposed to be the villain, but there's something strangely compelling about them!

Sentence 2

Even a prime minister loses people's trust if they break a promise, right?

Sentence 3

People say the prime minister is too slow to decide, but it's not that simple, is it.

Sentence 4

My grandmother always laughs and says, "Never mind the prime minister — what about the price of rice?"

Sentence 5

In that novel, the prime minister saves the country through silence.