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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ministry (plural ministries)
- Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:government ministry
- She works for the ministry of finance.
- He works for the ministry of defence.
- I work for the ministry of education.
- They work for the ministry of agriculture.
- The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
- The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.
- A ministration
- The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
- (Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
- (Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
- the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
government department
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complete body of government ministers
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ministration — see ministration
practice and education of the minister of a particular religion
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