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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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
So the stage has been set for Fernández, Chaves’ former minister of national planning and economic policy and more recently his minister of the presidency.
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Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Those sanctioned include Iran’s interior minister, senior IRGC commanders, police chiefs, judges from revolutionary courts and cyber officials involved in censorship and surveillance.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Spokespeople for Canada's transport minister didn't immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday evening.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
And many of those ministers don’t know what to do about it.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
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Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Those sanctioned include Iran’s interior minister, senior IRGC commanders, police chiefs, judges from revolutionary courts and cyber officials involved in censorship and surveillance.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Spokespeople for Canada's transport minister didn't immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday evening.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
And many of those ministers don’t know what to do about it.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minister
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On Tuesday morning, students will be greeted by faculty, student ambassadors, and the Pali High band as families, alumni, and neighbors line the streets to welcome the campus back to life.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Learn how to channel the same luxurious look seen in Jenner's iconic home tour, straight from the paint brand's ambassador and color consultant himself.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2026
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Pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams are in the streets, courthouses, and places of worship defending immigrant communities.—
David Ostendorf,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some viewed the discovery as a divine gift, while a local priest chastised the explorers for unearthing Satan, saying the blowout was God’s punishment.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Among those expected to testify Wednesday was Juan Lopez Vega, deputy field office director of ICE's enforcement and removal operations in Miami, who unsuccessfully tried to quash a subpoena compelling him to show up in court on Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Others included peace missions special envoy Steve Witkoff, whose son Andrew died in 2011 from an opioid overdose.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Egypt and Qatar have moved to mediate, with senior officials holding calls with Iranian leaders and Trump’s Middle East envoy in an effort to ease tensions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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The television series emphasizes the role of Michael Woroniecki, a controversial Christian preacher from Grand Rapids, in the family's lives, though Woroniecki denies any influence.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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What Twin wouldn’t give right now for her own hands to be her mother’s or a preacher’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 27% Self-Automator rate in our study—among highly skilled, motivated professionals who knew their performance was being evaluated—suggests that the temptation to over-delegate is powerful.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Against the backdrop of the French Riviera, the most recent edition of ILTM brought together more than 9,000 delegates and 2,700 travel brands.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The first team meeting included greetings by several athletic department representatives, from the administration and academics to the equipment and training rooms to strength and conditioning.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Conservative bloggers, talk-radio hosts, and cable networks invited a small and vocal contingent of white South Africans—sometimes people associated with Orania, sometimes representatives of lobby groups for Afrikaner interests—to bear witness to a specific version of this transition.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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With intact skin and tissue, the mummified body, thought to be an 18th century clergyman, had drawn speculation of healing properties and even rumors of being poisoned.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minister. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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