ministerial
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Synonyms
clerical, clerkly, pastoral, priestly, sacerdotal
Antonyms
lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal
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The Horn of Africa power joins a handful of countries, mostly European, where women make up 50 percent or more of ministerial positions, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and U.N. Women. — Elias Meseret, The Seattle Times, "Ethiopia’s new Cabinet 50 percent women, including defense," 16 Oct. 2018 Paolo Savona, an 81-year-old euroskeptic economist originally touted for the economic post, could still be a member of their government but could occupy a different ministerial position, Mr. Di Maio said. — Giovanni Legorano, WSJ, "Italy’s President Searches for Solution to Political Impasse," 30 May 2018 Princess Ubolratana, the elder sister of Thailand's king, agreed to run in national elections next month as an opposition party's prime ministerial candidate, pitting herself against the ruling military junta. — James Hookway, WSJ, "Thai Party That Pushed Princess for Prime Minister Is Threatened With Dissolution," 13 Feb. 2019 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to attend the General Assembly's ministerial session, along with Zarif. — Fox News, "Iran minister criticizes Trump for focusing on Iran at UN," 6 Sep. 2018 But Mattarella’s actions prompted previous members of the Constitutional Court — the Italian equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court — to contest the president’s power to veto a ministerial appointment because of a candidate’s political views. — Filippo Tronconi, Washington Post, "Italy has a new populist government — and a new constitutional headache," 1 June 2018 The ministerial committee, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will report its final recommendations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. — Aijaz Hussain, The Seattle Times, "Indian mob lynches woman on rumors of child kidnapping," 23 July 2018 The 68-year-old Sharif remains banned from politics, but Friday’s verdict also disqualifies his daughter, who had emerged as a possible prime ministerial candidate. — Aoun Sahi, latimes.com, "Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif sentenced to prison in corruption case that could tilt coming election," 6 July 2018 Photographer: Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images Mahathir applauds after he was elected the opposition's prime ministerial candidate during the four-party coalition Pact of Hope convention on Jan. 7, 2018. — Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ministerial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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