No. 1,146 in Russian
премьер
"Premier" in English means "prime minister" or "leader of a government."
In a sentence
Премьер-министр выступил с речью.
The Prime Minister gave a speech.
In this sentence, 'премьер' as part of 'премьер-министр' refers to a political leader or head of government.
В театре состоится премьерный показ новой пьесы.
The theater will host the premiere of a new play.
Here, 'премьерный' relates to being the first showing of a performance or event.
Он всегда открывает сезон премьерных картин.
He always opens the season of premiere films.
Similarly to the previous example, 'премьерных' here highlights the first showing or debut of films in the season.
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