“Premier” or “Premiere”

premier / premiere are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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premier p·r·eh·m·IH·r

verbbe performed for the first time.
verbperform a work for the first time.
adjectivefirst in rank or degree.
adjectivepreceding all others in time.

premiere p·r·eh·m·IH·r

nounthe first public performance of a play or movie.

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“premier”

…was formally sworn in as premier on September 3 (11 days…
…Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League in 2009, and…
…Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League.
…Rouge Capitals in the USL Premier Development League, scoring one goal…
2013–14 Armenian Premier League
…pushing for promotion to the Premier League, for the sum of
…been said that the reason Premier Aberhart knowingly went beyond constitutional…
…them get promoted to the Premier League.
…Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta (1935 to his…
He was succeeded as the Premier of Alberta by his lifelong…

“premiere”

Aamis received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival…
…in 1949 for the Japan premiere of the opera Hänsel und…
It had its U.S. television premiere on the USA Network on…
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film…
…and Peace, and the world premiere of Guido Guerrini's Enea.
Dominica Premiere League: 1
…Broadway, 2017; west coast USA premiere, Don Powell Theater, San Diego,…
…club competes in the Dominica Premiere League, the top tier of…
…Christmas Revels, had its world premiere in Arlington, Massachusetts.
On the day of its premiere, Rap-Up complimented the video as

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