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ministry

[min-uh-stree] / ˈmɪn ə stri /
NOUN
the functions of the clergy
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NOUN
a department of state
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Last week, the US also imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defence ministry over its support for the M23 rebel group which has seized control of large parts of eastern DR Congo.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The test of several missiles on Wednesday morning, reported by South Korea’s defense ministry, followed tests of cluster munitions and submarine-launched cruise missiles in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The foreign ministry is now working with the National Police Agency and other agencies to determine how the information was leaked," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It is currently thought the patient contracted Shav through a midge bite in eastern France, the country's health and agriculture ministries said on Thursday, where cases were first identified in animals in the spring.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sarma, a former senior government official who worked in the power and finance ministries, has called for a water audit by an independent agency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

White House spokesman Rogers told me “the Venezuelan ministries that have power to grant concessions were the ones that lawfully granted these concessions” to NABEP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The foreign ministries of the Philippines and Taiwan declined to confirm or deny the authenticity of the hacked materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

PIH was flooded with requests for advice and information, from ministries of health and consultants and charities from every continent, about creating such a program in their backyards.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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