What are some alternative words for minister?
Synonyms for minister
ˈmɪn ə stər
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term minister.
Princeton's WordNet
curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector(noun)
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
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subgenus Pastor, government minister, rector, pastor, curate, parson, diplomatic minister, minister of religionminister, government minister(noun)
a person appointed to a high office in the government
"Minister of Finance"
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government minister, rector, minister of religion, pastor, curate, diplomatic minister, parsonminister, diplomatic minister(noun)
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
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government minister, rector, minister of religion, pastor, curate, diplomatic minister, parsonminister(verb)
the job of a head of a government department
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government minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, curate, diplomatic ministerminister(verb)
attend to the wants and needs of others
"I have to minister to my mother all the time"
minister(verb)
work as a minister
"She is ministering in an old parish"
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
minister(n)
Synonyms:
servant, officer, delegate, official, ambassador, subordinate, ecclesiastic, clergyman, priest, parson, divine, preacher, pastor, shepherd, reverend, curate, vicarAntonyms:
monarch, government, master, superior, principal, head, layman, told, flock, congregationminister(v)
Editors Contribution
wazir
rulers of mughal empire
a high officer in a muslim government
Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017
Dictionary of English Synonymes
minister(n.)
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administrator (of executive authority), executive officer (of a sovereign or of a government)minister(n.)
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ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiaryminister(n.)
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clergyman, divine, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchmanminister(v. a.)
minister(v. n.)
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serve, perform service, do service
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
minister(n)
Synonyms:
ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary, delegate, ecclesiastic, parson, divine, rectorminister(v)
Synonyms:
administer, serve, officiate
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#377 | department | |
#688 | president | |
#692 | head | |
#770 | official | |
#1098 | supply | |
#1697 | officer | |
#1787 | secretary | |
#1793 | chief | |
#1870 | minister | |
#2071 | wait | |
#2623 | ministry | |
#2719 | chairman | |
#3607 | attend | |
#6466 | divine | |
#7196 | ministers | |
#7708 | priest | |
#8832 | ambassador | |
#9023 | pastor | |
#9849 | shepherd | |
#10846 | servant | |
#11722 | delegate | |
#14691 | ministerial | |
#17578 | reverend | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#18982 | preacher | |
#22791 | rector | |
#29409 | vicar | |
#37294 | parson | |
#41468 | minster | |
#47912 | clergyman | |
#54074 | ministre | |
#61752 | curate | |
#114292 | ministro | |
#170023 | ecclesiastic | |
#243790 | subserve |
How to use minister in a sentence?
When it gets Royal Assent it will be a surrender bill and that is why the prime minister has said that, especially once this bill is in place, that we need to move forward as a country, we need to deliver on Brexit, and that's why unfortunately I think we are in the position where we need a general election.
It seems to me to be an odd thing to say at this point in the process, she's not in The President jurisdiction. She's in Canadian jurisdiction. Intervening in the process means he would talk to [ Canadian Prime Minister Justin ] Trudeau, who has said more than once the normal judicial process will go ahead. It just creates another point of friction with Canada.
The law appears to leave key issues, such as criteria for bidding companies, to the discretion of the oil minister without providing any real checks on his decisions.
If you were going to design a terrible period to fire a minister, this is the perfect time. It is a real tragedy.
It's not only the church -- it's also the broader community, the Minister for Migration could solve( the situation) in one day -- by using The Minister for Migration discretionary powers. There is a solution.
Translations for minister
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- predikant, dominee, minister, dienaarAfrikaans
- وزيرArabic
- ministre de l'església, ministreCatalan, Valencian
- ministrCzech
- ministerDanish
- Minister, Ministerin, für jemanden sorgen, sich um jemanden kümmernGerman
- πάστορας, υπουργόςGreek
- ministroEsperanto
- ministroSpanish
- ministeri, pappi, palvelijaFinnish
- ministre, pasteurFrench
- ministearScottish Gaelic
- כומר, שר, שרהHebrew
- मंत्रीHindi
- lelkész, miniszter, lelkipásztorHungarian
- նախարարArmenian
- menteriIndonesian
- 大臣Japanese
- មន្ត្រី, រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីKhmer
- şalyar, wezîr, qeşeKurdish
- ministre, ministrsLatvian
- minitaMāori
- മന്ത്രിMalayalam
- menteriMalay
- ministerNorwegian
- minister, dienaar, domineeDutch
- ministerNorwegian Nynorsk
- ééʼ neishoodiiNavajo, Navaho
- ministerPolish
- ministroPortuguese
- ministru, ministrăRomanian
- священник, министр, помогать, исполнитель, служитьRussian
- ministrica, ministerSlovene
- moruti, tonaSouthern Sotho
- ministerSwedish
- waziriSwahili
- మంత్రిTelugu
- bakanTurkish
- міністрUkrainian
- 部长Chinese
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