► 名詞
首相 [しゅしょう] meaning: prime minister rank: 2
☆ 首相は選挙の結果で間接的に選ばれる ⇨ The prime minister is chosen indirectly by election results
More examples:
- 首相は演説で国防については何も言及しなかった ⇨ The prime minister didn’t refer to the national security at all in his speech
- 首相は国民の疑問に答えようとしない ⇨ The prime minister is not answering the questions from the people
- 首相は野党に協力するよう働きかけた ⇨ The prime minister asked, tried to persuade, negotiated with, the opposition party to cooperate
- 彼は首相を支持する立場を表明した ⇨ He announced his stance to support the prime minister
- 首相は調査委員会の報告を待っている ⇨ The prime minister is waiting for a report from the investigation committee
- 首相は委員会に決定を委ねた ⇨ The prime minister entrusted the committee to make the decision
- 小泉前首相 ⇨ A former prime minister Koizumi
- 首相は来年初頭に訪米の予定だ ⇨ The prime minister is scheduled to visit US at the start of next year
- 首相は戦争の開始を決断した ⇨ The prime minister made a decision to start a war
- 首相の即断が求めらる ⇨ An immediate decision by the prime minister is needed
- 首相に相応しい人物 ⇨ A person worthy of being a prime minister
- 彼は後に首相になった ⇨ He later became a prime minister
- 首相が記者団と会見した ⇨ The prime minister met with the press
- 首相は退陣を迫られた ⇨ The prime minister was urged to resign
- 前の首相 ⇨ The previous Prime Minister