ministerialist

/ (ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəlɪst) /

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noun

British a supporter of the governing ministry

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Words nearby ministerialist

miniski, miniskirt, ministate, minister, ministerial, ministerialist, ministerium, minister of state, Minister of the Crown, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident

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How to use ministerialist in a sentence

The Unionists were determined to defeat land reform, and absolute Ministerialist unity was necessary to frustrate their design.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
A General Clark, a Scotchman and ministerialist, sat next to me.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
One of the most formidable anti-ministerialist papers which, had hitherto appeared, was the Monitor.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864|Various
"Let us begin a series of sketches of Ministerialist orators," suggested Hector Merlin.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris|Honore de Balzac

Harcourt stroked Ministerialist back wrong way; and Goschen replied in animated speech.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887|Various