Usage Note
Viceprimer is an apocopated prefix-form used before ministro/ministra — viceprimer ministro (deputy prime minister); the spelling vice primer ministro in two words is also common. Spain's head of government is the presidente del Gobierno, so the term appears mainly in news coverage of parliamentary systems abroad.
Examples
"El viceprimer ministro presentó el informe."
Natural Translation
The deputy prime minister presented the report.
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