Ministry

  • 21ministry — noun (plural tries) Date: 14th century 1. ministration 2. the office, duties, or functions of a minister 3. the body of ministers of religion ; clergy 4. a person or thing through which something is accomplished ; agency, instrumentality 5 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22ministry — n. (rel.) a lay ministry * * * [ mɪnɪstrɪ] (rel.) a lay ministry …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23ministry — noun 1) the ministry for foreign affairs Syn: department, bureau, agency, office 2) he s training for the ministry Syn: the priesthood, holy orders, the cloth, the church …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 24ministry — 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 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25ministry — noun 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 She works for the ministry of finance. b)… …

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  • 26ministry — n. 1. Service, instrumentality agency, aid, interposition, ministration, intervention. 2. Office of a clergyman, ecclesiastical function. 3. Cabinet, council, administration, body of ministers. 4. Administration, ministry …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 27ministry — ministerija statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Svarbiausioji vykdomosios valdžios organizacija, atsakinga už tam tikrą valstybės valdymo sritį, vadovaujama ministro. Turi administraciją, kurią sudaro departamentai, skyriai ir kiti padaliniai.… …

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  • 28ministry — The term as used in England is wider than Cabinet and includes all the holders of public office who come in and go out with the Prime Minister. In this respect it may be contrasted with the Permanent Civil Service, whose tenure is independent of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29ministry — The term as used in England is wider than Cabinet and includes all the holders of public office who come in and go out with the Prime Minister. In this respect it may be contrasted with the Permanent Civil Service, whose tenure is independent of… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30Ministry (band) — Ministry Ministry performing live at the 2008 Sweden Rock Festival. Background information Origin Chicago, Illinois …

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