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 However, in 2011, rising living costs and discontent over inequality prompted pay cuts for ministers after the party’s share of the popular vote fell to its lowest level of any general election. — John Liu, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Governments and ministers have come and gone, but Velarde has remained at the head of the BCRP since 2006. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Political pay is a sensitive issue in Singapore as ministers earn far more than most citizens and the prime minister's salary is among the highest for national leaders worldwide. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent specifically promoted the benefits of stronger growth at the G-20 summit for finance ministers in North Carolina. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The schism led to Faye firing Sonko and dissolving his government before appointing new ministers. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Led by a stellar Peter Capaldi, the show documented the bumbling ineptitude of British government staffers, including ministers, advisors and communications personnel. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

In place of seasoned ambassadors, Kushner and Witkoff are dispatched to troubled places, rarely staying more than a night or two.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Additional global brand ambassadors named in the first half included tennis players Gabriel Diallo and Dayana Yastremska.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambassadors

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McGuire also admitted to detonating the bomb in retaliation for various alleged government wrongs, including sheriff’s deputies seizing his firearms earlier that year.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Williamson County deputies have arrested a 26-year-old local man named Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu on murder and theft charges.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of deputies

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Weekend brunch is also a main event, pulling locals, bridal parties, out-of-towners, and visiting delegates; the decadent breakfast sandwich alone is worth the trip.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Over 6,000 market delegates are attending, up about 1,000 from last year, and hundreds of those are sellers who haven’t attended TIFF in a decade and are flying overseas to be in Toronto.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegates

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The Washington Examiner contacted representatives from the DOJ and the FBI.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of representatives

Noun

As Washington dispatches envoys and Ukraine hits a key Russian Black Sea naval base, both sides dig in for a grinding war that Zelensky warns must bring real consequences for Moscow.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Washington envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and Kyiv for separate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy at the weekend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 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