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

The funding for all that had to come from voluntary contributions from members – meaning that ministers were turned into fundraisers, and believers into donors. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

In 1887, Ivan Vyshnegradsky replaced Nicolai Bunge as czarist Imperial Russia’s finance minister. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

But Netanyahu’s government ministers have openly expressed opposition to the plan and are now urging him to renege entirely on cooperating with the Board of Peace. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

The European Union has called an emergency meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday to discuss next steps. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing minister

• minister (to)