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ministerial
[ min-uh-steer-ee-uhl ]
ministerial
/ ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl /
adjective
- of or relating to a minister of religion or his office
- of or relating to a government minister or ministry
a ministerial act
- often capital of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition
- law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority
- law (of an office, duty, etc) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so
- acting as an agent or cause; instrumental
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Derived Forms
- ˌminisˈterially, adverb
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Other Words From
- minis·teri·al·ly adverb
- anti·minis·teri·al adjective
- anti·minis·teri·al·ly adverb
- inter·minis·teri·al adjective
- nonmin·is·teri·al adjective
- nonmin·is·teri·al·ly adverb
- pseudo·minis·teri·al adjective
- quasi-minis·teri·al adjective
- semi·minis·teri·al adjective
- unmin·is·teri·al adjective
- unmin·is·teri·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ministerial1
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Example Sentences
She was the youngest Barbadian ever appointed to a ministerial position and has served as both the country’s attorney general and its minister of economic affairs.
The only decisions exempted are those in which applicants are assured of city approval after demonstrating they followed a few basic guidelines, known as ministerial decisions.
In 2011, the Nigerian-American entrepreneur quit her job at a Fortune 500 company in the energy sector and moved to Nigeria to work for the government as a ministerial adviser.
They could also be fined if they declined to hire non-ministerial personnel, such as facility managers or secretaries, whose sexual orientation or gender identity contradicts the tenants of the church’s faith.
Whether it’s the presidency, ministerial roles, or different members of parliament, or even the Senate.
The sisters, who volunteered for relief work in addition to ministerial service through their order, were extraordinary women.
The “ministerial exemption” covers minister-like people, too.
But in order to succeed, the band of ministerial mavericks needs to capitalize on their momentum.
The conclusion of such deals, of course, both necessitated and created ministerial and other bureaucratic exchanges.
Cypriot-Israeli exchanges have become particularly frequent since 2011 and occur at the presidential and prime ministerial levels.
Even Mr. Hutchinson had declared himself against ministerial measures.
Mr. Conyers, the vicar, allows your husband eighty pounds a year for his ministerial services.
The execution of this gentleman has always been held as a specimen of ministerial cruelty.
Montague and Secretary Vernon were the ministerial candidates for Westminster.
The Sylpho, also an occasional paper, moderately ministerial, and engaged in a war of words with several others.
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