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MINISTERIAL: Applies to meetings of cabinet-level officials, such as foreign ministers, from different countries.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Applies to any level - city council to president.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2018

Chuck Rubin also wrote about this ruling titling his piece “IRS Applies 20th Century Analysis To 21st Century Social Organization“, which pretty well says it all.

From Forbes • Sep. 3, 2014

July 26 Light Relief, but Penalty Applies How many penalty strokes do these players acquire in a four-ball stroke-play competition?

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2010

Applies to very keen seamanship, by which the vessel, from a close study of her capabilities, steals to windward of her opponent.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir