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chief minister

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The leader of government in many semi-autonomous and constituent federal states.

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: মুখ্যমন্ত্ৰী (mukhyomontri) — Translations
  • Bengali: মুখ্যমন্ত্রী (mukkhomontri) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首席部長 /首席部长 (shǒuxí bùzhǎng) — Translations
  • French: ministre en chef — Translations
  • Hindi: मुख्यमंत्री (mukhyamantrī) — Translations
  • Hungarian: főminiszter — Translations
  • Kannada: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ (mukhyamantri) — Translations
  • Marathi: मुख्यमंत्री (mukhyamantrī) — Translations
  • Spanish: ministro principal — Translations
  • Spanish: ministra principal — Translations
  • Tamil: முதல்வர் (mutalvar) — Translations
  • Tamil: முதலமைச்சர் (mutalamaiccar) — Translations
  • Telugu: ముఖ్యమంత్రి (mukhyamantri) — Translations
  • Urdu: وزیرِ اعلیٰ (vazīr-i ā’lā) — Translations