ministernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/us/ˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/minister noun [ C ] (POLITICIAN)
B2 a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it:
the foreign/health minister
the Minister of/for Education
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- "The matter is closed, " said the health minister.
- The minister accused his opponent of being a crypto-communist.
- At this point in the speech, the minister departed from his prepared text.
- The minister dodged questions about his relationship with the actress.
- The minister was drummed out of office when it was discovered that he had been taking bribes.
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Government ministers & civil servants
- aide
- am
- attorney general
- backbencher
- cabinet
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- functionary
- government
- Home Secretary
- kitchen cabinet
- mandarin
- marshal
- public servant
- regulator
- secretary
- Secretary of State
- senior statesman
- servant
- the Privy Council
- Whitehall
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minister noun [ C ] (IN CHURCH)
a religious leader in certain Christian churches:
a minister at the local Baptist church
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- He was a minister at our local church.
- I asked the minister to pray with me.
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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minister noun [ C ] (COUNTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE)
specialized politics a person below the rank of ambassador whose job is to represent his or her country in a foreign country:
the Belgian minister in Madrid
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International relations: diplomacy & mediation
- ambassador
- ambassadorial
- appease
- attaché
- bargaining chip
- diplomat
- diplomatic
- diplomatic bag
- diplomatic corps
- diplomatic immunity
- intercede
- intercession
- intermediary
- internationalism
- interventionist
- legation
- liaison
- mediate
- middleman
- Pax
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