- ministry
- noun1 (BrE) government departmentADJECTIVE▪ government▪ Agriculture, Defence, Education, Environment, Finance, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Health, Interior, Justice, Transport, etc.▪ key▪
He assumed direct control of key ministries.
VERB + MINISTRY▪ run▪ take over▪ createMINISTRY + VERB▪ approve sth, support sth▪The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing.
▪ control sth▪ own sth▪on ministry-owned land
MINISTRY + NOUN▪ official, spokesman, spokespersonPREPOSITION▪ at the ministry▪staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry
▪ in the ministry, within the ministry▪a senior man in the Ministry of Health
▪ ministry of▪a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture
PHRASES▪ a department at the ministry, a department in the ministry2 ministers of religionADJECTIVE▪ church▪ Christian, evangelical, lay▪ pastoral▪ ordained▪ campus (AmE), prisonVERB + MINISTRY▪ begin, enter▪ leave▪ provide▪The church provides a valuable ministry to a growing population.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.