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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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The destroyer had sailed to the area alongside two other Chinese naval vessels and a Russian frigate, the ministry said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"Our ministry has mandated the compulsory use of life jackets, and we have supplied them in thousands to riverine states," he said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is set to travel to mediator Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Monday, a Pakistani interior ministry source said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

It came off the highest levels of the day as a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry was quoted as saying negotiations with the U.S. could be pursued “based on national interests.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Sent to France to negotiate a wartime alliance, he arrived in Paris just when the French ministry was ready to entertain such an idea.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

BBC News Pidgin found the agency had secured office space within the Federal Secretariat, the sprawling government complex housing many ministries in Abuja.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

He said the earthquakes had hit a health system that was already fragile, but more than 15 health ministries in the region had pledged support and were ready to deploy teams.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Both defense ministries published a video of what they said were trucks taking nuclear warheads out of storage and delivering them to Belarusian troops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

In India's capital Delhi, power has long circulated through ministries, embassies and the parliament - but also through the shaded verandas of the Gymkhana Club.

From BBC May 25, 2026

He began lobbying officials there to include the various second-line antibiotics on their list of “essential drugs”—a list that the ministries followed and allocated money for in their budgets.

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




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