ministerial
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- adjective
- /ˌmɪnɪˈstɪriəl/
- Formal
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ministerial
- The document requires official ministerial approval before it can be released to the public.
- ministerial meeting
- ministerial level
- ministerial posts
She's a member of the government of the People's Republic of China at the vice ministerial rank.
- She's a member of the government of the People's Republic of China at the vice ministerial rank.
- And so the, the United Ministerial team cabinet led by Blair, that was an important part of it, showing them how to do things, giving them credit for doing it.
Examples
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Below that, the General Council oversees the operation of the WTO Agreement and ministerial decisions on a regular basis.
Fiction book (2000) -
First, there was a ministerial meeting in September, and then in November, there was a first minister's meeting.
Academic text (2000) -
- I have ministerial papers for your signature.
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We have a UK civil service with UK ministerial oversight.
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The Council also decided to form a ministerial committee to study the remaining provisions of martial law.
Academic text (1990) -
In 1994, for example, women held only 8 percent of Latin American ministerial posts.
Academic text (1998) -
Thus, after two weeks, the ministerial directive was withdrawn.
Academic text (2000) -
Helen Grant MP has been made a minister in David Cameron's ministerial reshuffle this September.
Blog text (4) -
But some fear history will repeat itself this week in Seattle as the World Trade Organization prepares to hold its first ever ministerial meeting on U.S. soil.
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The WTO's top-level decision-making body is the Ministerial Conference that meets at least once every two years.
Fiction book (2000)
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ministerial comes from the old Latin word minister, meaning 'servant', because rulers used the word for trusted helpers who did official tasks. So ministerial in government use describes the official or administrative work of a government minister.