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ministerial

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


ADJECTIVE
official
Synonyms


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She added that the PM had also broken ministerial rules by "saying something deliberately untrue" when he claimed in February that Lord Mandelson had been given security clearance for the role.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Otherwise, though, this was a prime ministerial address peppered with gloomy language.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That’s because costs are passed on to consumers monthly through an automatic adjustment mechanism, which applies to changes of up to 10%, beyond which ministerial approval is required, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

However, discussions were particularly tense at the last ministerial meeting in 2024 in Abu Dhabi.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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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