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ministerial

[min-uh-steer-ee-uhl] / ˌmɪn əˈstɪər i əl /


ADJECTIVE
official
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A ministerial order from Wednesday appeared in the official state gazette announcing the authorisation to extend Almaraz's operations until June 8, 2030.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Tucked into the “quick facts” of the government’s press release, beneath ministerial quotes about climate change driving ever more severe disasters, was the quiet admission that wildfire activity “remains below the five-year average.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The government is yet to estimate the potential loss to Sri Lanka's economy from the effects of El Nino, but has set up a ministerial task force to mitigate its impact.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Whatever the outcome of the ministerial meeting, there is no version that will make Americans safer.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

My grandparents, Rev. Dr. James Thomas and Winell Thomas, met when he was an eighteen-year-old ministerial student in a small Jamaican parish and she and her parents were newly arrived parishioners from Cuba.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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