ministerial
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Synonyms
clerical, clerkly, pastoral, priestly, sacerdotal
Antonyms
lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal
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The parties are due to negotiate terms for forming a new government in the coming days with one obstacle likely to be the division of ministerial positions. — NBC News, "Salvini's power grab backfires as Italy inches toward new government," 29 Aug. 2019 In August 2015, the church demoted her to another ministerial position. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Minister sues Cleveland-based United Church of Christ, says she endured racial and gender harassment," 22 Aug. 2019 And given the number of women in senior ministerial positions, charges of misogyny look pretty silly as well. — John O'sullivan, National Review, "Boris in Power," 25 July 2019 On his way home from his prime ministerial office in Beijing, his car was blocked by student protesters. — The Economist, "Obituary: Li Peng died on July 22nd," 25 July 2019 Founded in 1989, two decades before M5s, the League (formerly Northern League) held ministerial positions is all three of Silvio Berlusconi’s governments. — Julia Webster, Time, "A Radio Station in Italy Finds Itself on the Frontline of a Populist Attack on the Press," 5 July 2019 Abbas had secretly approved the raises, overriding a 2004 law fixing ministerial salaries. — Mohammed Daraghmeh, Fox News, "Palestinian leader fires advisers, wants bonuses returned," 20 Aug. 2019 In 2017, Zvezda published a video purporting to show a NATO F-16 jet flying alongside the ministerial plane, before being approached by an Su-27. — NBC News, "Russia says it 'chased away' NATO fighter jet near defense minister's plane," 14 Aug. 2019 Swaraj, who was seen as a protégé of veteran BJP politician LK Advani, was among the leaders who were opposed to Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general elections. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who reached out to people, has passed away," 7 Aug. 2019These 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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