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| government |
Government is the making of laws and important decisions that affect all the people living in a country, state, city, or other place. Government is the job of people like presidents, governors, mayors, prime ministers, and even kings and queens. [1/2 definitions] |
| p.m. |
abbreviation of "Prime Minister." [1/2 definitions] |
| premier |
the prime minister of a government. [1/2 definitions] |
| prime |
If something is prime, it is the first in importance. The prime industry of a country, for example, is the most important industry. [5 definitions] |
| prime minister |
A Prime Minister is a top leader of government in countries that have a parliament, such as Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. A parliament is a large group of government leaders who make the laws for a country. The United States has something similar called the "Congress," but it works a little differently from a parliament. |
| prime number |
a number that can be evenly divided only by itself or by one. Two and eleven are prime numbers. |
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