宰相一词,最早见于《韩非子·显学》:“故明主之吏,宰相必起于州部,猛将必起于卒伍。”本来是泛称掌握政权的大官,后来就用它来指历代辅助皇帝、统领群僚、总揽行政事务的最高行政长官,成为专制君主下面最高执政官的通称。在历代各种官职中,宰相的变化最为频繁,没有固定的职守,没有固定的人员编制, The term prime minister, the earliest seen in “Han Feizi Xianxue”: “Therefore, the official of the Ming Dynasty, prime minister must be in the state department, the fierce generals will be in the ranks of the division.” "Originally known as the masters of power, and later use it to Refers to the history of supporting the emperor, commanders and bureaucrats, chief administrative officer of the Chief Executive, became the supreme authoritarian monarch below the general name. Among the various official posts in various dynasties, the prime minister has seen the most frequent changes, with no fixed positions, no fixed staffing,