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Meaning of Ministerial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl

Definitions

  1. A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.
  2. A meeting of government ministers from partner countries.

Equivalents

Examples

“By the time of the Nibelungenlied the word was used to denote a wide variety of usually ecclesiastic or royal administrators, from the lowest, unfree ministerial to an enfeoffed judge.”
“The NATO ministerial was attended by the defence ministers of all member states.”

CEFR level

C2
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