ministry

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

48 more languages

العربيةوزارة

Azərbaycan dilinazirlik

Българскиминистерство

Bosanskikabinetministarministarstvoslužbaslužbeništvoминистарство+ 3 more

Catalàministeri

Češtinaministerstvo

Cymraeggweinidogaeth

Danskregering

Ελληνικάιερατείοκυβέρνησηυπουργείουπουργικό συμβούλιο+ 1 more

Esperantoministerio

Eestiministeerium

Suomiministeriöministeristöpapinvirkapappisvirka+ 1 more

Gaeilgeaireacht

עבריתמשרד

हिन्दीमंत्रालयविज़ारतसंसद

Hrvatskikabinetministarministarstvoslužbaslužbeništvoминистарство+ 3 more

Magyarminisztérium

Հայերեննախարարություն

Bahasa Indonesiakementerian

Íslenskaklerkdómur

Italianoministero

日本語省聖職

ქართულიკაბინეტიმთავრობამინისტრთა კაბინეტისამინისტროხელისუფლება+ 2 more

Қазақ тіліминистрлік

ភាសាខ្មែរក្រសួង

한국어부부처성

Kurdîbokabînettarî

Latinaministerium

Lietuviųministerija

Latviešuministrija

Te Reo Māorimanatūtari

Македонскиминистерство

മലയാളംമന്ത്രാലയം

Монголяам

Bahasa Melayukementerian

မြန်မာဝန်ကြီးဌာန

Nederlandsbediening van de eredienstdepartementgouvernementkabinetministerieregering+ 3 more

Polskiduszpasterstwoministerstwoposługa

Portuguêsgabineteministério

Românăminister

Русскийминистерство

Српскиkabinetministarministarstvoslužbaslužbeništvoминистарство+ 3 more

Svenskaministär

ไทยกระทรวง

Türkçebakanlıknezaretvekâlet

Українськаміністерство

اردووزارت

Tiếng Việtbọ

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