ministerial
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a minister of religion or his office
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of or relating to a government minister or ministry
a ministerial act
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(often capital) of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition
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law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority
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law (of an office, duty, etc) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so
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acting as an agent or cause; instrumental
Other Word Forms
- antiministerial adjective
- antiministerially adverb
- interministerial adjective
- ministerially adverb
- nonministerial adjective
- nonministerially adverb
- pseudoministerial adjective
- quasi-ministerial adjective
- semiministerial adjective
- unministerial adjective
- unministerially adverb
Etymology
Origin of ministerial
1555–65; < Late Latin ministeriālis, equivalent to Latin ministeri ( um ) ministry + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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In a ministerial statement, Luce said there had been more than 200 responses from individuals and businesses to a consultation on the plan for vehicles.
From BBC
Constance, who was deemed to have breached the ministerial code inadvertently, was given a written reprimand.
From BBC
The row dates back to March 2021, when Hamilton, an Irish lawyer, cleared the then first minister Sturgeon of breaching the ministerial code.
From BBC
Lord Mandelson - who served in a number of ministerial roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown - is announced as the UK's ambassador to the US.
From BBC
The government commissioned a report about it in 2024, and as of this month it is under "active ministerial consideration".
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