ministerialist

British  

/ ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəlɪst /

noun

1. a supporter of the governing ministry

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Example Sentences

Lord Eldon, for instance, is known to be a thorough-paced ministerialist: his opinion is only that of his party.

From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William

Mr. Horner, the late high sheriff, and a staunch ministerialist, came forward to propose an amendment, which, after some little hacking and hammering, he read.

From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Hunt, Henry

A General Clark, a Scotchman and ministerialist, sat next to me.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

He often quotes his father for the saying, 'I am a ministerialist.'

From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

A year later, after the change of government at Ottawa, a Quebec ministerialist again moved in the House of Commons the resolution of censure.

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Skelton, Oscar Douglas