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ministerial

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


ADJECTIVE
official
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Sir Grant served as defence secretary under Rishi Sunak and has held a number of ministerial posts in government.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

John Swinney is currently considering ministerial appointments, including the lord advocate, in the expectation that he is reappointed as first minister next week.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Rayner quit as deputy PM and housing, communities and local government minister after an investigation found she had breached the ministerial code over the purchase of a flat in southern England.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

His brief prime ministerial stop at the Faslane naval base does not really count.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

American independence became his ministerial calling, a mission he pursued with all the compressed energy of a latter-day Puritan pastor whose congregation was the American people.

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




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