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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 BBC has sent a list of questions to the federal ministry of women and child development, which oversees the juvenile justice system, but has not received a response.

From BBC

South Korea’s science ministry, which is overseeing the competition, hasn’t given out any new guidelines since the controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ministry, responding to a local proposal to increase financial support for provincial pollution control, said special funds would be arranged for additional subsidies in rural areas, but gave no details of the rollout.

From Barron's

"The allegations made by The Gambia are flawed and unfounded in fact and law," said the Yangon foreign ministry statement, printed in the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper.

From Barron's

The north-eastern region's governor said 10 people had been injured, while Ukraine's foreign ministry said 30 people had been evacuated.

From BBC