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Meaning of ministry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈmɪnɪstɹi

Definitions

  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
  2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
  3. A ministration
  4. The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
  5. The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
  6. Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.

Equivalents

العربية وزارة
Azərbaycanca nazirlik
Български министерство
Bosanski kabinet ministar
Català ministeri
Čeština ministerstvo
Cymraeg gweinidogaeth
Dansk regering
Deutsch Ministerium
Ελληνικά ιερατείο κυβέρνηση υπουργείο υπουργικό συμβούλιο
Esperanto ministerio
Español cartera ministerio
Eesti ministeerium
Suomi ministeriö
Français cabinet Ministère
Gaeilge aireacht
עברית משרד
हिन्दी मंत्रालय संसद
Hrvatski kabinet ministar
Magyar minisztérium
Հայերեն նախարարություն
Bahasa Indonesia kementerian
Íslenska klerkdómur
Italiano ministero
日本語 省
ქართული კაბინეტი მთავრობა მინისტრთა კაბინეტი სამინისტრო ხელისუფლება
Қазақша министрлік
ខ្មែរ ក្រសួង
한국어 부 부처 성
Kurdî bo kabînet tarî tarî
Latina ministerium
Lietuvių ministerija
Latviešu ministrija
Te Reo Māori manatū tari
Македонски министерство
മലയാളം മന്ത്രാലയം
Монгол яам
Bahasa Melayu kementerian
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Nederlands bediening van de eredienst departement gouvernement kabinet ministerie regering
Polski ministerstwo
Português gabinete ministério
Română minister
Русский министерство
Српски kabinet ministar
Svenska ministär
ไทย กระทรวง
Türkçe bakanlık
Українська міністерство
اردو وزارت
Tiếng Việt bọ

Examples

“She works for the ministry of finance.”
“He works for the ministry of defence.”
“I work for the ministry of education.”
“They work for the ministry of agriculture.”
“The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.”
“the present ministry of the Holy Spirit”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ministryship ministudio minisub minisubdivision minisubmarine minisuction

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