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minister (enc)

Minister

Noun1.minister - a person authorized to conduct religious worship
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
ministrant - someone who serves as a minister
2.minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
cabinet minister - a person who is a member of the cabinet
executive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a business
finance minister, minister of finance - the minister responsible for state finances
foreign minister, secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations
Haman - (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Ahmed Zoki Yamani, Yamani - Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)
3.minister - a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
4.minister - the job of a head of a government department
public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
cabinet minister - the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Britain, GB - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
Verb1.minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
2.minister - work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

 

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