| 单词 | minister |
| 释义 | minister (mɪnɪstəʳ ) Word forms: ministers , ministering , ministered 1. countable noun [noun NOUN] B2 In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department. When the government had come to power, he had been named Minister of Culture. [+ of] ...the newly appointed defence minister. 2. countable noun A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador. He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington. Synonyms: official, ambassador, diplomat, delegate 3. countable noun A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches. His father was a Baptist minister. Synonyms: clergyman or woman, priest, divine, vicar 4. verb If you minister to people or to their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want. [formal] For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived. [VERB + to] Collocations: advise a minister A senior civil servant would advise the minister but it was likely that a senior outsider with business expertise would also be called in. Times, Sunday Times The major function of the director general, as of all senior civil servants, was to advise the minister or the commissioner directly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We will also set up a committee to advise the minister. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this posting he advised the minister of defence on national deployment of the armed forces and established several cooperation agreements between the ministry of defence and other ministries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was an assistant minister in a university town. Christianity Today The post of sacrist was abolished and his 26, together with a further 50, was provided for an assistant minister. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2002, he was appointed assistant minister of interior for prisons department. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, in early 1984, he became assistant minister of interior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Assistant minister compromised but still requested to scale the painting down, with a restrictive description printed beside. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The former environment minister also inflated earlier claims on the debt. The Sun He has been an environment minister, foreign office minister, and, until yesterday evening, he was prisons minister. The Sun A former environment minister, she talked about traffic jams, pollution and the illness it causes. Times, Sunday Times A former state environment minister was among the 90 people arrested. Times, Sunday Times An environment minister announced a new initiative yesterday to help bees by planting flowers that thrive in the winter. Times, Sunday Times Any mayor or government minister can put pressure on the media. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Selling off a chunk of the family silver is a thankless task for a government minister. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Are we listening to a government minister or minicab driver? Times, Sunday Times (2014) That means nuclear power, but which government minister is actively promoting new reactors? Times, Sunday Times (2006) The prime minister declares a national state of emergency but nobody hears him. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister declares himself a tax cutter and indicates that there could be more to come. Times, Sunday Times With revolution in the air, the conservative prime minister declares a state of emergency. Times, Sunday Times Why would the minister need to be told? Christianity Today By contrast, in parliamentary systems, the prime minister need to survive a vote of confidence otherwise a new election must be called. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prime minister needs to rise to it. Times, Sunday Times Situations may arise, however, where the minister needs to share the information. Christianity Today Today the minister needs to know so much more. Christianity Today The prime minister warns of the dangers of a witch-hunt. Times, Sunday Times Moving service personnel out of subsidised housing will hasten an exodus from the military, a former defence minister warns today. Times, Sunday Times This minister warns that they 'can't see the political will to sort it out' on the other side of the negotiating table. The Sun Four knighthoods were awarded in a single tranche last year to outgoing ministers. Times, Sunday Times Apart from anything else, outgoing ministers will miss their official cars. Times, Sunday Times In the reshuffle there was plenty of comment about not being able to recognise incoming and outgoing ministers. Times, Sunday Times He has also said he will not accept the pay-off outgoing ministers are entitled to. The Sun The outgoing ministers all deny wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times The charity calls for the housing and planning minister to be given 'search and acquire' powers to prevent departments hoarding sites. Times, Sunday Times The labour federation has asked parliament to reject the paper drafted by the planning minister. ST They made it clear that a planning minister who wanted to build lots of houses might stir things up. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately we have a planning minister who gets it. Times, Sunday Times The government must also do much more to encourage housebuilding, the former planning minister says. Times, Sunday Times He also served as provincial minister of culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said this was done so that provincial ministers would not use their own cars and then claim back from the government. ST He was a provincial minister. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has support from the 49,000-strong army which he built up, and has been famously intolerant of glossed-up reports from provincial ministers as the economy stuttered. Times, Sunday Times While some ministerial meetings (such as health) are co-chaired by federal and provincial ministers, others (such as agriculture) are chaired and dominated by the federal minister. Globe and Mail Sources said a senior minister would consider walking out. The Sun I've taught, preached, studied, and learned under the direction of this senior minister. Christianity Today One senior minister likened the campaign to an athlete running round a track. Times, Sunday Times One senior minister described the package as 'highly risky'. Times, Sunday Times All of the references expressed very positive sentiments regarding [the pastor] personally as well as his suitability for the senior minister position. Christianity Today This will need leadership and co-ordination from a dedicated trade minister who can drive change. Times, Sunday Times Similarly, when he became trade minister, he declined to take a salary. Times, Sunday Times The incoming trade minister often attends after-work dinners and gets to bed by 11pm. Times, Sunday Times The international trade minister spent eight weeks under investigation for the incidents in 2010, which he insisted were 'good-humoured high jinks'. Times, Sunday Times After three decades in business, she believed that as a trade minister she could provide help where it was needed. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 牧师, 部长 Japanese: 聖職者 clergy, 大臣 government |
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