Dictionary Entry
ministry
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈmɪnɪstɹi/Word FrequencyCommon (5.27)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)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
In a Sentence
“She works for the ministry of finance.”
Published Usage Examples
“And if the horseman of the first seal represented the chosen ministry who went forth in a glorious mission to win trophies of grace, the horseman of this seal must represent _an apostate ministry_, possessing power and authority to enforce the severest exactions upon the bread of life, thus producing a desolating spiri”
“See working in ministry is all about meeting needs and compromising and sacrificing to meet those needs.”
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Origin
From Latin ministerium ‘service, duty’, from minister ‘attendant, servant’.
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