Noun
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a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
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government minister |
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executive director,
executive persons who administer the law
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cabinet minister the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
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finance minister,
minister of finance the minister responsible for state finances
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foreign minister,
secretary of state a government minister for foreign relations
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the job of a head of a government department
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public service employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
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britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
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diplomatic minister |
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diplomatist,
diplomat an official engaged in international negotiations
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
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curate,
minister of religion,
parson,
pastor,
rector |
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clergyman,
man of the cloth,
reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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Verb
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work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
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work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
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take care,
attend,
look,
see be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
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