ministry
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪnɪstri/
- UK
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ministerio
- Last, we have the Japanese Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan.
- foreign ministry
- government ministry
- ministry of defense
Yes, the first, the IT was the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan.
- Yes, the first, the IT was the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan.
- The head of the the Ministry of Education is a Haqqani, OK?
- And they took me down to the War Ministry.
- Secondly, I think generally health is a very difficult ministry to run.
- And then I got a scholarship in France from like their Foreign Affair ministry.
- I talked to the box guy Costa, and he has a friend in in the, in the Ministry of Defense.
- But what it felt like in Kiev, you know, I, I talked to like one guy who he was actually, he worked in the Health Ministry as like an IT guy.
- It's an ugly ministry that's needed.
- And honestly, Liam, from walking in them doors at the Ministry of Sand, that was life changing.
Examples
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She runs one of the ministries we support.
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"I was briefed by the foreign ministry when we first started the project.
Fiction book (1998) -
The next sort of step along this journey was to the Ministry of Education.
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I run the ministry programs around here.
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I work for the ministry.
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You are in the ministry of defence.
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It's time for my appointment at the ministry.
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I'll see you at the ministry.
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Most prominent among them are the ministries of defense, agriculture, and, of late, infrastructure.
Academic text (2013) -
The government announced new policies at the ministry responsible for healthcare.
Synonyms
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1.8
A part of a company or organization that does a particular job
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5.8
A government department that deals with a specific area, like investigations
87
3.1
An official part of the government that provides a public service
30
2.3
A building where government offices are
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1.0
A place where government workers do official work for the public
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2.5
A part of government that runs public services like schools
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5.8
A department in an organization that manages one area, like research or finance
Compounds
- Canadian
A yearly required check of older cars to make sure they are safe and do not make too much smoke
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ministry comes from the word minister, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'servant' or 'helper'. A government ministry is literally the 'place of the minister', the department where people who 'serve' the public manage a particular area.