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title: premier — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «premier» in the school dictionary: A premier is the leader of a government, especially a prime minister; in Canada and Australia, a premier leads a province or state government. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# premier

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**Who acts:** premier, Canada, premier league, team, This, Chinese premier · **What happens:** be, lead, mean, speak, meet, want · **To what, where:** leader, province, best, top level, prime minister, premier event · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«premier» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [premier in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/premier.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A premier is the leader of a government, especially a prime minister; in Canada and Australia, a premier leads a province or state government.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:m1:1
# text = A premier is the leader of a government, especially a prime minister; in Canada and Australia, a premier leads a province or state government.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	province	province	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a premier | the leader |  |  |  | of a government | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | Canada and Australia | a province or state government |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent province=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Premier (adjective) means the best, the most important or the first: «a premier hotel», «the Premier League».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:m2:1
# text = Premier (adjective) means the best, the most important or the first: «a premier hotel», «the Premier League».
1	Premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	11	advmod	_	_
11	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	premier	premier	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	Premier	Premier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	League	League	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Premier | the best |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A premier league or division is the top level of a sport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:m3:1
# text = A premier league or division is the top level of a sport.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	premier	premier	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a premier league or division | the top level |  |  |  | of a sport | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Premier of Queensland spoke about the floods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x1:1
# text = The Premier of Queensland spoke about the floods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Premier	Premier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Queensland	Queensland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	floods	flood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the Premier of Queensland |  |  |  |  | about the floods | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about flood=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ontario's premier met the prime minister of Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x2:1
# text = Ontario's premier met the prime minister of Canada.
1	Ontario	Ontario	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | Ontario's premier | the prime minister of Canada |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minister=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team wants to play in the Premier League one day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x3:1
# text = Our team wants to play in the Premier League one day.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Premier	Premier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	League	League	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Our team |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Our team *not said here* |  |  |  | day | in the Premier League | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is the premier event of the school year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x4:1
# text = This is the premier event of the school year.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	premier	premier	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the premier event |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Chinese premier visited Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x5:1
# text = The Chinese premier visited Europe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	premier	premier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | the Chinese premier | Europe |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent europe=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The premier division is the highest level of the league.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:premier:x6:1
# text = The premier division is the highest level of the league.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	premier	premier	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the premier division | the highest level |  |  |  | of the league | tree rules |

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