ministerial
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Synonyms
clerical, clerkly, pastoral, priestly, sacerdotal
Antonyms
lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal
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The vessel had been banned from docking in Italy with a ministerial decree by Italy’s hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. — Washington Post, "Migrants in Italy boat dispute disembark on Lampedusa," 8 July 2019 That dozen included then-president of the ABA James Silkenat, who, alongside two colleagues, gave the fake ministerial advisor detailed advice on how to wend money into the US system with as little regulatory oversight as possible. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, "The American Bar Association is fighting Washington’s efforts to tackle money laundering," 1 July 2019 The panel reasoned that Biel was not performing a ministerial function of a church. — Maura Dolan, latimes.com, "Torrance Catholic school case leads to rift on 9th Circuit," 25 June 2019 An inter-ministerial panel, tasked with drafting regulations for the sector, has reportedly recommended a complete ban on the sale, purchase, and issuance of cryptocurrencies in India, likening it to a ponzi scheme. — Nupur Anand, Quartz India, "What are the options for an Indian investor if bitcoin is completely banned?," 21 June 2019 He was baptized in 1975 as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and was very active in both the ministry and in his congregation assignment as a ministerial servant. — courant.com, "Harold Lee Barrows," 20 June 2019 In Peru, protection for the bears dates to the adoption, in 1970, of a ministerial resolution that banned their hunting indefinitely. — National Geographic, "Poaching threatens South America's only bear species," 31 May 2019 The first secretary of state, Damian Green, a close ally of Prime Minister Theresa May, was found to have breached the ministerial code of conduct and was forced to resign from the Cabinet in December. — Ellen Barry, The Seattle Times, "‘Shocking and abhorrent’ abuse rampant in U.K. Parliament, report says," 15 Oct. 2018 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Thursday hosted a ministerial-level meeting on the sidelines of the assembly to address the plight of the Rohingya, following another hosted by Britain earlier in the week. — Matthew Pennington, Fox News, "Bangladesh point finger at Myanmar for Rohingya 'genocide'," 27 Sep. 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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