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

But for the notorious predilections of the United States minister for annexation the committee of safety, which should be called the committee of annexation, would never have existed. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

The symbol of an institution that for decades has prepared many of Ukraine’s top public finance officials and ministers sat bomb-blasted and unusable. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis Written by Greece’s former finance minister, Technofeudalism argues that capitalism hasn’t merely become monopolistic; it has been supplanted by a whole new economic order. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

The project, however, is part of the Simaisma coastal development led by Qatari Diar, a real estate investment company established by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and chaired by the country's municipality minister. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing minister

• minister (to)