Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deputy first minister

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: deputy -first min-is-ter
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leader of the second largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly and joint-leader of the Northern Ireland Executive, with the same powers as the first minister.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deputy, first minister.

Inflected Forms

deputy first ministers (plural)

Questions

What does deputy first minister mean?: The leader of the second largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly and joint-leader of the Northern Ireland Executive, with the same powers as the first minister.

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