单词 | ministry |
释义 | ministry n. (pl. -ies)   1. a a government department headed by a minister. b the building which it occupies (the Ministry of Defence).   2. a (prec. by the) the vocation or profession of a religious minister (called to the ministry). b the office of a religious minister, priest, etc. c the period of tenure of this.   3. (prec. by the) the body of ministers of a government or of a religion.   4. a period of government under one Prime Minister.   5. ministering, ministration. Etymology: ME f. L ministerium (as MINISTER) |
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