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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

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

When Simons quit, the prime minister said he accepted the resignation "with sadness", expressing his thanks "for the commitment, focus, and energy you have brought to ministerial office".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference opened Thursday against a backdrop of heightened trade tensions and global economic turmoil linked to the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

My grandparents, Rev. Dr. James Thomas and Winell Thomas, met when he was an eighteen-year-old ministerial student in a small Jamaican parish and she and her parents were newly arrived parishioners from Cuba.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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