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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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
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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
The ministers met in Istanbul on the sidelines of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Political observers in Israel across the ideological spectrum talked about when, not if, Netanyahu would finally fall from power and be replaced by, among others, General Benny Gantz, the former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, or the ex-finance minister Avigdor Lieberman.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Our endowment has primarily come from the gifts of ministers, leaders of non-profits, and others who believe in our mission.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Although it’s been ordaining openly gay ministers since the 1970s, UCC isn’t the only church opening its doors to LGBTQ+ worshippers.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Political observers in Israel across the ideological spectrum talked about when, not if, Netanyahu would finally fall from power and be replaced by, among others, General Benny Gantz, the former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, or the ex-finance minister Avigdor Lieberman.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Our endowment has primarily come from the gifts of ministers, leaders of non-profits, and others who believe in our mission.
—Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Although it’s been ordaining openly gay ministers since the 1970s, UCC isn’t the only church opening its doors to LGBTQ+ worshippers.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minister
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International attendance at the ribbon-cutting was limited to the Russian ambassador and staff, a nod to Pyongyang’s growing alignment with Moscow amid deepening isolation from the West under Kim’s authoritarian regime.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Much of Norway’s Coastal Kitchen’s success is thanks to Hurtigruten’s culinary ambassadors, who collaborate with the onboard chefs to create menus that authentically represent Norway’s culinary culture.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Bishops must live in poverty and simplicity, generously opening their homes to all and acting as a father figure and brother to his priests, Leo said.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Eric Toms, supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal with the District of Boise, said the agency was receiving more tips from the public following the statement the task force released Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Decker had searched online for information about moving to Canada days before his children were killed, a deputy US Marshal said in a court affidavit.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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Lammy traveled to Geneva after meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025
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The release came hours after Belarusian authorities announced that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with President Trump’s envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, in the capital of Minsk.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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Balmer, who visited him in Baton Rouge while researching a 1998 magazine piece about the disgraced preacher, said Swaggart struggled mightily after his fall from grace.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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But the outcome was far different when the preacher went after Gorman, who like Swaggart had an international television ministry.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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These delegates serve constituents in non-state jurisdictions like D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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According to his Blue Origin bio, Larson has worked as a teacher in the U.S. Army, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1968.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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One suspect believed to be the leader of the operation, who was identified as Y.S., described himself as a representative of Spain’s Sephardic community.—
Orge Castellano,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Buxton announced his plans to compete in the derby on his Instagram account one day after he was named the Twins’ lone representative in the All-Star Game.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 July 2025
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His intelligence sources ranged from an anonymous stable boy to the minister Samuel Mather, son of the Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather and a brother-in-law of Massachusetts’ royal governor, Thomas Hutchinson.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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And there’s one collared clergyman hoisted onto someone’s shoulders.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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“Minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minister. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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