Synonyms of ministers

ministers

noun

plural of minister

1

as in ambassadors

a person sent on a mission to represent another

the British ministers at the international peace conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• delegates
• representatives
• envoys
• diplomats
• agents
• consuls
• emissaries
• legates
• missionaries
• deputies
• attachés
• procurators
• apostles
• foreign ministers
• nuncios
• proxies
• evangelists
• messengers
• legations
• spokespeople
• deputations
• detachments
• ambassadresses
• chargés d'affaires
• couriers
• mouthpieces

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priests
• preachers
• clergymen
• pastors
• clerics
• bishops
• deacons
• clericals
• reverends
• ecclesiastics
• divines
• prelates
• chaplains
• fathers
• clerks
• clergypersons
• missionaries
• archbishops
• popes
• churchmen
• priestesses
• monks
• dominies
• rectors
• deans
• abbots
• deaconesses
• vicars
• presbyters
• clergywomen
• evangelists
• parsons
• confessors
• padres
• shepherds
• friars
• curés
• diocesans
• missioners
• curates
• archpriests
• religious
• revivalists
• abbés
• mendicants
• Holy Joes
• monastics
• monsignors
• oblates
• sky pilots
• high priests
• missionizers
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• seculars
• lay readers
• lectors

3

as in deputies

a person who acts or does business for another

she's merely a minister of the corporation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputies
• delegates
• representatives
• agents
• attorneys
• managers
• envoys
• ambassadors
• procurators
• proxies
• commissaries
• diplomats
• factors
• reps
• assignees
• spokesmen
• diplomatists
• plenipotentiaries
• distributors
• foreign ministers
• speakers
• emissaries
• surrogates
• operatives
• spies
• substitutes
• replacements
• informers
• legates
• liaisons
• alternates
• mediators
• brokers
• conciliators
• intermediaries
• subs
• arbitrators
• spokespeople
• prophets
• intercessors
• peacemakers
• arbiters
• understudies
• middlemen
• pinch hitters
• backups
• reliefs
• mouthpieces
• stand-ins
• point people
• point men
• compradors
• go-betweens
• interposers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ministers

He could be seen sitting between China’s two vice ministers of foreign affairs, according to official footage, although state media did not identify him despite his prominent visibility. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Wafula said the role of pastoral ministers is especially important in the modern world, where political frictions often threaten peace in the community. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

In Payá’s plan, party cadres would continue their duties, just like ministers and state employees, who would answer to transition commissions. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Three weeks earlier 10 Black students, escorted by local ministers past hundreds of white protesters, were turned away by the Arkansas National Guard—at the behest of the state’s governor, Orval Faubus. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Private sector leaders are hopeful about Shah’s administration and the surge of young people in leadership, including the majority of Shah’s ministers, who are under 40. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Key ministers will stay Takaichi retained Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to ensure continuity of Japan’s key policies and good ties with Washington. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026