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UK
/mˈɪnɪstɐ/
]
[ US /ˈmɪnəstɝ, ˈmɪnɪstɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪnəstɝ, ˈmɪnɪstɝ/ ]
NOUN
- the job of a head of a government department
- a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
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a person appointed to a high office in the government
Minister of Finance -
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
VERB
-
attend to the wants and needs of others
I have to minister to my mother all the time -
work as a minister
She is ministering in an old parish
How To Use minister In A Sentence
- The job of ministers is to abolish and remove these obstacles to good teaching. Times, Sunday Times
- The Lord ministered to her, offering unconditional love and acceptance and washing her clean from the grime of her experience. Growing Through Loss and Grief
- The Prime Minister, who seems to make a fetish of showing that power is not incompatible with panache, is (or so his spokesman says) a Stones fan.
- Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.
- But here he is, threatening to go on and on, surrounded by fawning Labour ministers, backbenchers and constituency delegates.
- The timing of the minister's visit, however, could somewhat detract from the goodwill it's supposed to generate.
- Her majesty awarded a distinction upon 〔 to 〕 the retiring Prime Minister.
- Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop.
- Ministers are attempting to come up with a compromise to avoid defeat on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
- I intend to take it, subject of course to your approval and, as the prime minister designate, with your permission. TANK OF SERPENTS
