as in pastoral
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties
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Recent Examples of ministerial
In late March, the World Trade Organization, the body that helps set rules for global trade and is a home for trade negotiations, held its ministerial conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
As the adrenaline levels rose on Monday and Tuesday, and the familiar choreography of another British political crisis began to play out—ministerial resignations, spiky statements on X—the collateral damage that Starmer had warned against started to encroach, once again, upon the scene.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Earlier Thursday, the Washington Post reported that Russia would be invited to attend ministerial meetings and the leaders’ summit.
—Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
As the adrenaline levels rose on Monday and Tuesday, and the familiar choreography of another British political crisis began to play out—ministerial resignations, spiky statements on X—the collateral damage that Starmer had warned against started to encroach, once again, upon the scene.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Earlier Thursday, the Washington Post reported that Russia would be invited to attend ministerial meetings and the leaders’ summit.
—Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministerial
pastoral
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Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The enchanting woodsy and pastoral backgrounds when the action moves from the residential suburbs to the rural outskirts add to that poignancy, as do the dulcet tones of Randy Newman’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Ministerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministerial. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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