minister

minister
noun
1 (BrE) member of the government
ADJECTIVE
▪ prime
▪ chief, principal (both historical)
▪ deputy
▪ junior, senior
▪ cabinet, departmental, EU, Foreign Office, government, Home Office
▪ defence, education, environment, finance, foreign, health, interior, justice, transport, etc.
▪ former, outgoing
VERB + MINISTER
▪ appoint (sb), appoint sb as, be named, nominate (sb), nominate sb as
▪ elect (sb), elect sb as
▪ dismiss (sb as)
▪ serve as
▪

He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.

▪ lobby, persuade, urge
▪

Groups are lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue.

▪ advise, consult, instruct
▪ accuse, criticize
MINISTER + VERB
▪ resign, retire
▪ be accountable to sb, be responsible for sth
▪

Ministers are accountable to Parliament.

▪

the minister responsible for the health service

▪ announce sth, declare sth, unveil sth
▪ agree sth, agree to sth, approve sth, decide sth, endorse sth
▪ intervene (in sth)
▪

The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results.

PREPOSITION
▪ minister for
▪

the new minister for the Arts

▪ minister of
▪

A new minister of defence had been appointed.

 ⇨ See also ↑prime minister
2 priest
ADJECTIVE
▪ Christian, Presbyterian, Protestant, etc.
▪ evangelical
▪ ordained
VERB + MINISTER
▪ ordain (sb), ordain sb as
▪

He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation.

▪ preach (sth)
PHRASES
▪ a minister of religion

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