finance minister
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈfaɪnæns ˈmɪnɪstər/
:
ministro de Hacienda
- The finance minister announced new tax policies to boost the economy during the press conference.
- former finance minister
- German finance minister
- finance minister lead
This is no bailout, the Swiss finance minister said.
- This is no bailout, the Swiss finance minister said.
- You must get the balance right and I guess that the Finance minister and his team, you know, are working on that right over here.
- But in this case, since I have the final vote, I'm going to follow the proposal that the finance minister had done.
- But we by going to the then finance minister and then getting we, we said, how are we going to get the word out?
Examples
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Q: Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister, inflation rose to 36%.
Blog text (9) -
Here it is worthwhile to quote the finance minister from a recent interview:
Academic text (1994) -
No matter what the finance minister says, the market has spoken:
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The finance minister is freaking out, she wants a meeting.
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The chief architect of those reforms was the finance minister, Manmohan Singh, who is now prime minister.
Academic text (2006) -
Consistent with this interpretation, the finance minister repeatedly mentioned that the price controls were meant to "provide predictability to the economy."
Academic text (2016) -
On April 1, Tunisia's finance minister Jalloul Ayed provided a clear picture of the challenges ahead.
Academic text (2011) -
Although former finance minister Matthias Elsberger had reformed the tax system, there were still quite a few loopholes.
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According to Kwesi Botchwey, Ghana's former finance minister, Ghana faces a sizable deficit instead of the planned modest surplus.
Academic text (1996) -
After the budget meeting, the finance minister explained how the government plans to reduce spending next year.
Synonyms
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4.2
A government official who manages a country's money, taxes and spending
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4.1
A senior government official who manages a country's money and economy
14
7.7
A cabinet minister who manages the government's money and taxes
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7.8
A senior government official who manages the country's money and taxes
How Senior
- Formal
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5.3
14
3.7
52
5.0
17
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'finance minister' is directly compositional: 'finance' (public finances) modifies 'minister' (government official), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means the minister responsible for a country's finances. This noun–noun modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, making the meaning transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Finance minister is a name for the government person who watches over a country's money: finance means money matters and a minister is a top government helper or manager. So, the term came to mean the person 'in charge of public money', including taxes and spending.