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ministry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A 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.
   • He works for the ministry of defence.
   • I work for the ministry of education.
   • She works for the ministry of finance.
   • They work for the ministry of agriculture.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A ministration.
4. (countable, uncountable) The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
5. (countable, uncountable) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
6. (countable, uncountable) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
   • the present ministry of the Holy Spirit

Forms

Deriveds

team ministry · underministry · ministerial · superministry · prime ministry · interministry · fivefold ministry · intraministry · ministryship · bus ministry · megaministry

Hyponyms

government ministry

Translations (130)

is klerkdómur (government department) · uz ministrlik (government department) · es cartera (government department) · ar وِزَارَة (government department) · fr ministère (complete body of government ministers) · ta அமைச்சகம் (government department) · fa-ira وِزارَت (government department) · da kabinet (complete body of government ministers) · tk ministrlik (government department) · cy gweinidogaeth (government department) · nl departement (government department) · tg вазорат (government department) · kk министрлік (government department) · pt gabinete (complete body of government ministers) · is ráðuneyti (government department) · ro minister (government department) · ga aireacht (government department) · fi ministeriö (government department) · bg министе́рски съве́т (complete body of government ministers) · eu ministerioa (government department) · fr cabinet (complete body of government ministers) · th กระทรวง (government department) · el ιερατείο (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · id kementerian (government department) · vi bộ (government department) · it ministero (government department) · ko 부 (government department) · bn মোল্লাগিরি (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · mn яам (government department) · bua яаман (government department) · pt ministério (government department) · he מיניסטריון (government department) · az nazirlik (government department) · bn মন্ত্রক (government department) · ka მინისტრთა კაბინეტი (complete body of government ministers) · nl ministerie (government department) · de Ministerium (government department) · ps وزارت (government department) · nl gouvernement (complete body of government ministers) · eo ministerio (government department) · da præsteembede (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · sah министиэристибэ (government department) · et ministeerium (government department) · bg министе́рство (government department) · nl ministerie (complete body of government ministers) · mk министерство (government department) · sl ministrstvo (government department) · ru министе́рство (government department) · mi minitatanga (government department) · ml മന്ത്രാലയം (government department) · ug مىنىستىرلىك (government department) · ka კაბინეტი (complete body of government ministers) · tt министрлык (government department) · mi manatū (government department) · sv Ministär (complete body of government ministers) · ko 부처 (government department) · prs وِزَارَت (government department) · ja 省 (government department) · io ministraro (complete body of government ministers) · hi संसद (complete body of government ministers) · cmn 部 (government department) · el υπουργικό συμβούλιο (complete body of government ministers) · ka მთავრობა (complete body of government ministers) · ca ministeri (government department) · lv ministrija (government department) · my ဝန်ကြီးဌာန (government department) · mi tari (government department) · sq ministri (government department) · vo ministeranef (complete body of government ministers) · tum unduna (government department) · ka ხელისუფლება (complete body of government ministers) · nb ministerium (government department) · sh министа̀рство (government department) · nl bediening van de eredienst (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · hu minisztérium (government department) · uz vazirlik (government department) · nb kabinett (complete body of government ministers) · he מִשְׂרָד (government department) · ha ma'aikataa (government department) · kmr wezîrî (government department) · lt ministerija (government department) · be міністэ́рства (government department) · pdt Aumt (government department) · ny unduna (government department) · es ministerio (government department) · hy նախարարություն (government department) · da ministerium (government department) · sh ministàrstvo (government department) · yue 部 (government department) · uk міністе́рство (government department) · ko 성 (government department) · pl ministerstwo (government department) · sv ministär (government department) · lo ກະຊວງ (government department) · ms kementerian (government department) · ka სამინისტრო (government department) · zdj wizara (government department) · mr मंत्रालय (government department) · la ministerium (government department) · ny ubusa (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · ky министерство (government department) · ga ministreacht (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · eo ministrejo (government department) · da regering (complete body of government ministers) · yi מיניסטעריום (government department) · km ក្រសួង (government department) · hi मंत्रालय (government department) · io ministerio (government department) · kmr wezaret (government department) · ru министе́рство (complete body of government ministers) · el κυβέρνηση (complete body of government ministers) · vo minister (government department) · ur وِزارَت (government department) · so wasaarad (government department) · sw wizara (government department) · sk ministerstvo (government department) · nl kabinet (complete body of government ministers) · bn ওজারত (government department) · mn санваартан (government department) · fr ministère (government department) · nl regering (complete body of government ministers) · tr bakanlık (government department) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion) · cs ministerstvo (government department) · aig ruuka (government department) · sah министиэристибэ (complete body of government ministers) · pt ministério (complete body of government ministers) · el υπουργείο (government department) · ba министрлыҡ (government department) · crh nazirlik (government department)