minister

noun

ˈmi-nə-stər How to pronounce minister (audio)
Definition of ministernext
1
as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another the British ministers at the international peace conference

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2
as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church our minister gives an interesting sermon every week

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3
as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another she's merely a minister of the corporation

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Recent Examples of minister Tech ministers from Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates were among the representatives from other countries that endorsed the statement. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries. — semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Kim, the Korean minister, said the country would carefully review whether to proceed with the Alaska LNG project. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Dutch News reported that Curaçao Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas declined to comment, while the island’s transport minister, Charles Cooper, said the request did not come from him. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minister
  1. ambassador
  2. priest
  3. deputy
  4. envoy
  5. preacher
  6. delegate
  7. representative
  8. clergyman
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  • The Indian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates said Thursday that Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering well after being seriously injured.
    — Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The European expansion will launch in London and Paris through employee ambassador trainings and hands-on learning experiences for young people.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • In the foreground of the painting rises a lone umbrella pine; at its base are the tiny figures of a priest and a young girl.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Trending Video At the time, Frederick and his husband, William, a priest, were living in church housing.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Yellow smoke and pyrotechnics filled Folsom’s Dan Russell Rodeo Arena as deputies made their entrance, showing off armored vehicles and tactical gear while helicopters flew in formation overhead.
    — Haley Parsley October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, deputies were called to the Cheeca Lodge & Spa after a guest spotted nearly $900 in hotel splurges that had been charged to her room without her knowledge or consent, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that Moscow was ready to help defuse tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, senior envoy to Europe at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the unrest began with legitimate concerns but has since evolved into something far more serious.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The film chronicled Gortner’s youth as a Pentecostal preacher in the American South and exposed the deceptive practices used to bilk believers out of their money.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.
    — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors.
    — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The regional government, led by the conservative People's Party, has asked the government delegate to clear the square within 48 hours before taking the matter to court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • In the records provided to Sportico, the school redacted the name and identifying details of Moore’s representative and the location where his items were sent.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of two PetSmart locations in southeast Folsom will close next month, a representative for the company said in an email.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • The seeds are then planted in California, where Eddie Anderson, a clergyman, political organizer and the founder of Freedom Farms Collective, helps oversee their growth.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Costco ditches its Kirkland beer Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration today on the eve of Sheen’s beatification.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
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