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noun ADJ. acting, deputy | former | British, Chinese, etc. | Conservative, Labour, etc. | state VERB + PREMIER appoint (sb), appoint sb as, elect (sb), elect sb as, swear sb in as She was sworn in as premier on 4 June. | succeed sb as, take over as PREP. as ~ during his 25 years as Liberal premier
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