MINISTERS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

ministers

noun

plural of minister

as in ambassadors

a person sent on a mission to represent another the British ministers at the international peace conference

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as in priests

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 deputies

a person who acts or does business for another she's merely a minister of the corporation

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Recent Examples of ministers The offices of the Dutch and Swedish ⁠prime ministers said their revolvers had been taken to their respective embassies in Ankara. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026 While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026 There were few professional doctors, so healthcare came from midwives, bonesetters who also cut hair and removed cataracts, ministers, and community members, including apothecaries and plantation root doctors who were knowledgeable about plants. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel. — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 July 2026 It was printed in newspapers in England, too—where King George III spent the next month reminding his ministers that America was in a state of rebellion and should be treated accordingly. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026 The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit. — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Venezuelan and Spanish ministers will speak again in the coming hours to finalize the details of the assistance. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

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Noun

Ahead of the visit, agency officials have met with ambassadors and ministers from the region.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The two nations recalled their ambassadors and closed their airspace in April 2025 after the drone shooting, with Algeria accusing Mali of repeatedly violating its airspace.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of ambassadors

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On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Part of the Theban Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Sheikh Abd El-Qurna cemetery is known for its concentration of tombs of priests and high-ranking officials from Egypt’s New Kingdom (1570–1069 BCE).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of priests

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The company told deputies that someone at the Sheriff's Office or a Flock employee could have reactivated the feature, or that a system bug could have automatically activated it.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The deputies yell at Stingley, in prone position, to stop resisting and at various times, one deputy kneels over Stingley, straddling his back and pressing his knee down on Stingley’s buttocks.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of deputies

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Ten years after some Bernie Sanders delegates marched out of the Democratic National Convention, the party is still cautious about using its resources to beat the left.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
The Maine Democratic Party will hold a convention on July 25, where 601 delegates will choose that nominee.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026

Definition of delegates

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Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026
On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property.

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of preachers

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Before the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, Lineage representatives lobbied City Hall over the rooftop solar array.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Volkswagen's labor representatives were said to have blocked a restructuring of the company at Thursday's meeting, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of representatives

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The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of envoys

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Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.

— Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025