prime minister
noun/ˌpraɪm ˈmɪnɪstər/
(also Prime Minister)
(abbreviation PM)
Слово англійською: prime minister
Переклад prime minister українською: прем'єр-міністр
Детальний опис
- the main minister and leader of the government in some countries
- I had a meeting with the Italian Prime Minister.
Culture prime ministerprime ministerOriginally, the king or queen could choose anyone they liked to be chief or ‘Prime’ Minister, and for a long time the British prime minister could come from either the House of Lords or the House of Commons. For many years the Prime Minister has come from the Commons and the king or queen gives the job to the leader of the party with the largest number of MPs. The Prime Minister is by tradition First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. They choose and head the Cabinet and lead the government. Unlike an American President, a British prime minister can remain in the job as long as the party they represent is in power. Margaret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister, served for eleven and a half years until the Conservative party voted to replace her. The Prime Minister chooses senior ministers and recommends their appointment to the king or queen. While other ministers are responsible for particular departments of government, the Prime Minister is concerned with policy as a whole. Cabinet committees usually report directly to him or her. The Prime Minister has regular meetings with the king or queen to inform him or her of the activities of the government.The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street, above the offices used by the Cabinet, and is often photographed outside the front door. Chequers, in the countryside outside London, is also an official home for the Prime Minister and is used at weekends and for more informal meetings.