statsminister
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Danish
Etymology
From stat (“state”) + -s- + minister (“minister”).
Noun
statsminister c (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministre, definite plural statsministrene)
- a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)
- Synonym: premierminister
Usage notes
statsminister is mostly used for prime ministers in Nordic countries; other prime ministers are known as premierministre.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministere or statsministre or statsministrer, definite plural statsministerne or statsministrene)
Derived terms
References
- “statsminister” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministrar, definite plural statsministrane)
Derived terms
References
- “statsminister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- stadsminister (archaic, eggcorn)
Etymology
Noun
statsminister c
- a prime minister[1][2] (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of statsminister
See also
References
- ^ Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN