Synonyms of minister

minister

noun

ˈmi-nə-stər 

1

as in ambassador

a person sent on a mission to represent another

the British ministers at the international peace conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassador
• envoy
• delegate
• representative
• diplomat
• agent
• consul
• emissary
• deputy
• legate
• missionary
• spokesperson
• attaché
• foreign minister
• apostle
• proxy
• procurator
• evangelist
• nuncio
• ambassadress
• legation
• messenger
• deputation
• chargé d'affaires
• mouthpiece
• courier
• detachment

2

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

our minister gives an interesting sermon every week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priest
• preacher
• clergyman
• pastor
• deacon
• bishop
• reverend
• cleric
• clerical
• chaplain
• father
• clergyperson
• clerk
• prelate
• ecclesiastic
• dominie
• divine
• archbishop
• pope
• priestess
• missionary
• churchman
• rector
• monk
• vicar
• deaconess
• dean
• abbot
• padre
• evangelist
• curé
• presbyter
• parson
• diocesan
• abbé
• clergywoman
• shepherd
• confessor
• missioner
• curate
• Holy Joe
• friar
• revivalist
• monsignor
• religious
• sky pilot
• archpriest
• mendicant
• monastic
• high priestess
• high priest
• oblate
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lay reader
• lector

3

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another

she's merely a minister of the corporation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputy
• delegate
• representative
• agent
• attorney
• manager
• ambassador
• envoy
• proxy
• procurator
• spokesperson
• factor
• commissary
• rep
• diplomat
• assignee
• spokesman
• plenipotentiary
• foreign minister
• speaker
• diplomatist
• substitute
• distributor
• surrogate
• replacement
• emissary
• spy
• operative
• liaison
• stand-in
• sub
• legate
• alternate
• informer
• broker
• mediator
• relief
• intermediary
• backup
• conciliator
• peacemaker
• arbiter
• prophet
• arbitrator
• pinch hitter
• intercessor
• middleman
• mouthpiece
• understudy
• point man
• point person
• comprador
• go-between
• interposer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minister

Porras also brought more than 75 legal cases or complaints against the president and his supporters, including the arrests of two of the Indigenous leaders behind the 2023 protests, and even a cabinet minister. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Tsivilev is married to Anna Tsivileva, a Russian deputy defense minister and the daughter of Putin’s late cousin, Reuters reported when Putin appointed her to the Defense Ministry in June 2024. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The divisions over Azaria’s case led to public polling and political pressures that led the defense minister at the time, Moshe Yaalon, to resign. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Its architect was Mohammed bin Salman, now Saudi Arabia’s de-facto leader, who, at the time, was serving as the defense minister. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing minister

• minister (to)