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minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" |
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executive,
executive director persons who administer the law
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cabinet minister the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
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finance minister,
minister of finance the minister responsible for state finances
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foreign minister,
secretary of state a government minister for foreign relations
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minister - the job of a head of a government department |
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public service employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
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britain,
great britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
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cabinet minister the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
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minister - a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador |
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diplomat,
diplomatist an official engaged in international negotiations
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minister - work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish" |
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work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" |
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attend,
look,
see,
take care give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
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