minister to

phrasal verb

ministered to; ministering to; ministers to
: to help or care for (someone or something)
She devoted herself to ministering to the poor and sick.
The nurse ministered to his wounds.

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The 39-year-old, who has served for the past three years as France’s armed forces minister tasked with responding to the war between Russia and Ukraine, is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Lecornu, 39, is regarded as a political survivor, the only minister to have served continuously since Macron first took office in 2017. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Zamir has urged government ministers to consider the latest ceasefire proposal put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025 This is a war that a former defense minister to Netanyahu has referred to as ethnic cleansing. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minister to

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“Minister to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minister%20to. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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