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Minister Foreign Cabinet Senior Government Noun Bre ˈmɪnɪstə(R

Word minister
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmɪnɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈmɪnɪstər /
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  • the minister of education
  • a meeting of eu foreign ministers
  • senior ministers in the cabinet
  • cabinet ministers
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minister

(noun)BrE / ˈmɪnɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈmɪnɪstər /
  1. (in Britain and many other countries) a senior member of the government who is in charge of a government department or a branch of one
    • see also first minister
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/first-minister
    • the Minister of Education
    • a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers
    • senior ministers in the Cabinet
    • cabinet ministers
  2. a trained religious leader
    • compare pastor
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pastor
    • a Methodist minister
  3. a person, lower in rank than an ambassador, whose job is to represent their government in a foreign country
  4. Extra Examples

    • A new minister of defence had been appointed.
    • Groups are lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue.
    • He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.
    • He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation.
    • Local authorities should submit schemes to the relevant minister for approval.
    • Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
    • Queen Elizabeth’s chief minister, Lord Burghley
    • The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results.
    • the minister responsible for the health service
    • the new minister for the Arts

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in sense (2); also in the sense ‘a person acting under the authority of another’): from Old French ministre (noun), ministrer (verb), from Latin minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
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