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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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Iran's foreign ministry welcomed the ceasefire, with spokesperson Esmail Baghaei expressing his "solidarity" with Lebanon.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In 2021, when Talon won his second and last term permitted under the constitution, he kept Wadagni at the finance ministry, promoting him to minister of state.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Ireland’s finance ministry is set to recoup 930.7 million euros from the sale, a portion of the amount it injected into the bank to prevent it from collapsing in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“But the problems in the ministry go way beyond naming a new foreign minister.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In January and February, in anticipation of the games, Goebbels had formed organizing committees at the propaganda ministry.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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