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ministerial

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

adjective

  1. pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.

  2. pertaining to a ministry or minister of state.

  3. pertaining to or invested with delegated executive authority.

  4. of ministry or service.

  5. serving as an instrument or means; instrumental.

ministerial British  
/ ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a minister of religion or his office

  2. of or relating to a government minister or ministry

    a ministerial act

  3. (often capital) of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition

  4. law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority

  5. law (of an office, duty, etc) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so

  6. acting as an agent or cause; instrumental

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Other Word Forms

  • antiministerial adjective
  • antiministerially adverb
  • interministerial adjective
  • ministerially adverb
  • nonministerial adjective
  • nonministerially adverb
  • pseudoministerial adjective
  • quasi-ministerial adjective
  • semiministerial adjective
  • unministerial adjective
  • unministerially adverb

Etymology

Origin of ministerial

1555–65; < Late Latin ministeriālis, equivalent to Latin ministeri ( um ) ministry + -ālis -al 1

Example Sentences

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The WTO ministerial conference, its supreme decision-making body, is usually held every other year.

From Barron's

One Lords source suggested Conservative hereditary members serving in shadow ministerial roles in the Lords would be the most likely candidates to be nominated for life peerages.

From BBC

The RSP has put forward Shah as its prime ministerial candidate.

From BBC

The freedom of information row dates back to March 2021, when James Hamilton, an Irish lawyer, cleared Sturgeon of breaching the ministerial code.

From BBC

The Scottish government has also announced a ministerial board was being established to co-ordinate recovery efforts.

From BBC

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