minister

Word family  noun ministry minister adjective ministerial

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min·is·ter1 /ˈmɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  PGOa politician who is in charge of a government department, in Britain and some other countries 〔英国和其他一些国家的〕部长，大臣minister of the Minister of Agriculture 农业部长minister for the Minister for Foreign Affairs 外交大臣foreign/defence/finance etc minister a meeting of EU foreign ministers 欧盟外交部长会议 a senior Cabinet minister 资深的内阁部长 → Prime Minister2  RRCa priest in some Christian churches 〔某些基督教会的〕牧师 → pastor, vicar a Baptist minister 浸礼会牧师3. BOPGOsomeone whose job is to represent their country in another country, but who is lower in rank than an ambassador 公使；外交使节

Examples from the Corpus

minister• Socialist Franco Reviglio, previously budget minister, was made finance minister.• He sent the defence minister, Peter Reith, in his place.• Chancellor Norman Lamont and fellow finance ministers began hammering out the final draft in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon.• The Russian foreign minister was also present at the meeting.• In 1906-14 successive foreign ministers were authorised by the tsar to report to it on only five occasions.• For at least another thirty to forty-five seconds the former prime minister just stared back at them.• Tactics that shunted money into the hands of prime ministers or sycophantic merchants did not generally help the citizens of a nation.• Federal and state ministers have met 20 times since the earlier massacres and failed to agree on change.• The minister, it seemed, had an urge to hear Mitchell talk.Cabinet minister• As a Cabinet minister, he is a member of the executive.• It was also announced yesterday that former Cabinet minister Lord Parkinson has been appointed chairman of Eurorail.• Arnon warned that the settlers will hold Cabinet ministers who vote for the accord responsible for any violence that may result.• Like every other Cabinet minister, I was asked for my opinion.• Finally, on June 29, Pérez accepted the resignations of six Cabinet ministers and five more junior government members.minister2 verb [intransitive]  1 to work as a priest 当牧师 Rev Wilson spent 20 years ministering in some of New York’s poorest areas. 威尔逊牧师在纽约最贫困的一些地区当了20年牧师。2 minister to somebody/something phrasal verb formal MHLOOK AFTER somebodyto give help to someone who needs it, especially someone who is sick or old 照顾，服侍，帮助〔尤指病人或老人〕 She spent much time ministering to the sick. 她很多时间都在照顾病人。 ministering to the needs of other people 满足其他人的需求→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

minister• He has been detached from the diocese to minister among Hispanics in Florida.• He was busy ministering to the affairs of the firm.From Longman Business Dictionaryministermin‧is‧ter /ˈmɪnəstə-ər/ noun [countable] in Britain and some other countries, a politician who is a member of the government and is either in charge of or has an important job in a government departmenta meeting of EU finance ministersColombia’s trade minister, Juan Manuel Santosminister of/forthe minister of tourismthe minister for industryOrigin minister1 (1200-1300) Old French ministre, from Latin minister “servant”

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min‧is‧ter¹ S1 W1 /ˈmɪnəstə, ˈmɪnɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. a politician who is in charge of a government department, in Britain and some other countries
    minister of
    the Minister of Agriculture
    minister for
    the Minister for Foreign Affairs
    foreign/defence/finance etc minister
    a meeting of EU foreign ministers
    a senior Cabinet minister ⇨ Prime Minister
2. a priest in some Christian churches ⇨ pastor, vicar:
    a Baptist minister
3. someone whose job is to represent their country in another country, but who is lower in rank than an ambassador
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ priest someone who is specially trained to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Christian church: a Catholic priest | a Buddhist priest | Women priests are much more common these days. | The priest who married us was very friendly and helpful.
   ▪ bishop a priest of high rank in some branches of the Christian church, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area: the Bishop of Oxford | a meeting of bishops
   ▪ vicar a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area: our local vicar
   ▪ preacher someone who gives the sermon (=a religious talk as part of a church service) in some Protestant churches: a Methodist preacher
   ▪ minister the formal word for any priest in some branches of the Christian church: In 1843, 450 ministers of the church broke away from the established church of Scotland.
   ▪ chaplain someone, especially a priest, who takes care of the religious needs of an organization such as a college, hospital, prison, or the military: the prison chaplain
   ▪ pastor American English someone who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in some branches of the Protestant church: a Baptist pastor
   ▪ rabbi the person who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in the Jewish religion: Israel’s chief rabbis
   ▪ mullah a Muslim teacher of law and religion: The people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs.
   ▪ holy man someone who is treated with great respect by people who belong to a religion: A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, was performing yoga on the banks of the River Ganges.
   ▪ the clergy the official leaders in organized religions, such as the priests, rabbis, and mullahs: Around 30 members of the clergy gathered for the meeting.
   ▪ clergyman a male member of the clergy – used especially in the past: His youngest son decided to become a clergyman.

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minister² verb [intransitive]
to work as a priest:
    Rev Wilson spent 20 years ministering in some of New York’s poorest areas.
     
minister to somebody/something phrasal verb formal
  to give help to someone who needs it, especially someone who is sick or old:
    She spent much time ministering to the sick.
    ministering to the needs of other people