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provincial premier

• the chief executive of a provincial government (in modern use in Canada, usually distinguished from the prime minister).

  See also: premier (def. 1)  

  • 1890  Provincial Premier is highly popular with everybody. . . .
  • 1961  Last week, when ten provincial premiers gathered anew in the "cradle of Confederation," Charlottetown was again in festive mood. . . .