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The diplomatic service consists of ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary, of envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary, and of ministers resident.

From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.

The remaining branches of the civil administration were directed by a group of ministers resident at the court, with subordinates in the various administrative departments.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

No. of ministers resident in villages containing from 51 to 200 inhabitants.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

No. of ministers resident in villages of more than 500 inhabitants.

From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis

One of the first organizations of this kind was the Evangelical Missionary Society, which was formed by several of the ministers resident in Worcester and Middlesex Counties.

From Unitarianism in America by Cooke, George Willis