minister

[ˈmɪnɪstər]

Definition:
1. A person appointed to a high office in the government.
2. A diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador.
3. The job of a head of a government department.
4. A trained religious leader.
5. Attend to the wants and needs of others.

Similar: ambassador

Use 'minister' in a sentence:

1. He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
2. The plan was unveiled with the approval from the Minister.
3. The Teflon Prime Minister has survived another crisis.
4. The Russian foreign minister yesterday cancelled his visit to Washington.
5. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture.
6. The minister keeps coming out with the same tired formulas.
7. The minister was unavailable for comment.
8. She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
9. The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.
10. The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment.
11. Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.
12. The prime minister was an unwitting tool of the president.
13. Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister.
14. The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.
15. The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.
16. A serious charge was leveled against the minister.
17. The prime minister is about to call an election.
18. He obtained a government position through interest with a cabinet minister.
19. The opposition leader challenged the prime minister to call an election.
20. The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of ￡4 billion.
21. The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.
22. A political storm is brewing over the Prime Minister's comments.
23. The foreign minister has become everybody's favourite Aunt Sally.
24. The minister declared that he was wrapped.
25. The minister received some harsh criticism.
26. Ministers must be made answerable for their decisions.
27. The minister preached against evil.
28. Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week.
29. The delegation was headed by our Foreign Minister.
30. They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
31. His father was a Baptist minister.
32. The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.
33. The minister refused to comment on individual cases.
34. He put the case to the Saudi foreign minister.
35. The cabinet are agreed by the Prime Minister.
36. The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.
37. He put a question to the minister about the recent reforms.
38. The Minister hit out against trade union leaders.
39. I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.
40. The minister pronounced the benediction.
41. She could not see herself in the role of ministering angel.
42. The minister gave out the wrong number of the rooms.
43. The man with the umbrella will be the Prime Minister.
44. The minister will pronounce on further security measures later today.
45. The prime minister fired a broadside at his critics.
46. The new prime minister was sworn into office.
47. The cabinet rallied behind the Prime Minister.
48. He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.
49. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.
50. Ministers should be more attentive to the needs of families.
51. We have made representations to the prime minister, but without success.
52. The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray.
53. He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.
54. The minister was accused of defending the indefensible.
55. For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived.
56. He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.
57. He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
58. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.
59. He quoted a passage from the minister's speech.
60. The minister faced a tough grilling at today's press conference.
61. His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the Prime Minister.
62. The minister advised him to leave as soon as possible.
63. The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number.
64. European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies.
65. The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks.
66. The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed.
67. The Prime Minister was in ebullient mood.
68. The health minister has come under fire from all sides.