Definition of "premiers" []

• Plural form of premier. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of premier. (verb)

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• "Mr. Noda will be Japan's sixth prime minister in the past five years, following the 14 months in office by outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who was the latest in a string of short-term premiers from both major parties."
• "The importance of new work and world premiers is going to be accentuated in the years to come."
• "All-in-all, this extremely unbalanced piece on Japanese history by Kase reflects sadly more the "abuse and use of the past" in present day Japan by a long line of short-term premiers in Japan who have made their rightwing credentials by visiting the most infamous Shrine in Japan."