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.