1
as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the British ministers at the international peace conference
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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
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3
as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
she's merely a minister of the corporation
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Recent Examples of minister
Ironically, Austria’s brand-new finance minister had previously worked as an economist for a trade union and might well prove to be an ‘anti-Hayek’.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Karina Gould: Gould is the youngest woman to serve as a minister in the country.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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German court convicts 5 in coup plot
BERLIN -- A German court on Thursday convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Ukrainian leader last week reportedly ordered his ministers not to sign off on any deal, saying the proposal that had been put forward was too focused on U.S. interests and offered Ukraine very little in return.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Karina Gould: Gould is the youngest woman to serve as a minister in the country.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Local News Legislative Session Opinion Puzzles Obituaries Newsletters Legal Notices
The world in brief
German court convicts 5 in coup plot
BERLIN -- A German court on Thursday convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Ukrainian leader last week reportedly ordered his ministers not to sign off on any deal, saying the proposal that had been put forward was too focused on U.S. interests and offered Ukraine very little in return.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Oscar winner attended the Shanghai opening of Bulgari’s Serpenti Infinito exhibition in a strapless gold gown by Oscar de la Renta. Hathaway has been a brand ambassador for Bulgari since 2022.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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This foundation becomes your silent ambassador to the executive search community.—
Isabelita Castilho,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican said the photo was taken Sunday when the pope celebrated Mass with other priests in the chapel.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, cries for help emerged on social media for a group of priests trapped inside a church in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, which endured much of the attack by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that began late Tuesday.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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During that period, his brother was hired into what appears to have been his first federal job—deputy director of the Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils at the Department of Energy.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Also in the power hallway is Beau Harrison, deputy chief of staff for operations.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Putin raised questions regarding a 30-day ceasefire during a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the city to discuss the proposal.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to flightradar data and a source familiar with the trip.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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To the congregation, Rose had been much more than a charismatic preacher.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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In August 1774, delegates to the First Virginia Convention reached out to Rind, asking her to publish a radical pamphlet authored by Jefferson about the rights of the Colonies.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Other companies in the AV trucking space sent delegates, including Fernride, HubPilot, ISEE, Plus, Outrider, Stack, and Waabi.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This year, the party has spent nearly $152,000 backing a slate of Calumet City candidates led by Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who also is a state representative.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jay Wheeler, on the other hand, delivered an entire album that’s representative of his new era both professionally and personally.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minister. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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