Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - minister
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Minister
minister
~1 n 1 a politician who is a member of the government and is in charge of a government department, in Britain and some other countries + of/for (the Minister of Education) (- see also Prime Minister) 2 a priest in some Christian churches (- see priest) 3 someone whose job is to represent their country in another country, but who is lower in rank than an ambassador 4 a minister of state ~2 v minister to sb/sth phr v formal to give help to someone who needs it (ministering to the sick)
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(ministers, ministering, ministered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture... The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray. N-COUNT: oft N of n, n N 2. A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador. He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington. N-COUNT: usu supp N 3. A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches. His father was a Baptist minister. N-COUNT 4. If you minister to people or to their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want. (FORMAL) For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived. VERB: V to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ministre, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~ servant; akin to Latin minor smaller Date: 14th century 1. agent 2. a. one officiating or assisting the officiant in church worship b. a clergyman especially of a Protestant communion 3. a. the superior of one of several religious orders — called also ~-general b. the assistant to the rector or the bursar of a Jesuit house 4. a high officer of state entrusted with the management of a division of governmental activities 5. a. a diplomatic representative (as an ambassador) accredited to the court or seat of government of a foreign state b. a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador II. intransitive verb (-tered; ~ing) Date: 14th century 1. to function as a ~ of religion 2. to give aid or service ~ to the sick ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a head of a government department. 2 (in full minister of religion) a member of the clergy, esp. in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches. 3 a diplomatic agent, usu. ranking below an ambassador. 4 (usu. foll. by of) a person employed in the execution of (a purpose, will, etc.) (a minister of justice). 5 (in full minister general) the superior of some religious orders. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by to) render aid or service (to a person, cause, etc.). 2 tr. (usu. foll. by with) archaic furnish, supply, etc. Phrases and idioms ministering angel a kind-hearted person, esp. a woman, who nurses or comforts others (with ref. to Mark 1:13). Minister of the Crown Brit. Parl. a member of the Cabinet. Minister of State a government minister, in the UK usu. regarded as holding a rank below that of Head of Department. Minister without Portfolio a government minister who has Cabinet status, but is not in charge of a specific Department of State. Derivatives ministrable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF ministre f. L minister servant f. minus less ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сущ. министр - Minister for Foreign Affairs - Minister for War - Minister of Defence - Minister of War - cabinet minister - foreign Minister - the ministers ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. министр the Prime M. —- премьер-министр Foreign M., M. for Foreign Affairs, —- канад. M. for External Affairs министр иностранных дел M. of (for) War —- военный министр M. of Defence —- министр обороны the ministers —- правительство 2. дип. посланник; советник посольства minister counsellor —- советник-посланник minister resident —- министр-резидент minister plenipotentiary —- полномочный министр envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary —- чрезвычайный посланник и полномочный министр 3. священник (неоангликанский) 4. глава религиозного ордена (также general) 5. редк. исполнитель, слуга minister of evil —- орудие зла 6. книж. служить, прислуживать, помогать, оказывать помощь, содействие; способствовать to minister to smb. (to smb.'s needs) —- прислуживать кому-л., обслуживать кого-л.; оказывать кому-л. помощь to minister to the sick men —- ухаживать за больными sometimes a patient must minister to himself —- иногда больному самому приходится себя обслуживать 7. совершать богослужение 8. быть священником ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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at interim временно исполняющий обязанности министра MINISTER 1. noun 1) министр; - the ministers 2) dipl. посланник; советник посольства 3) священник 4) rare исполнитель, слуга; - minister of vengeance Syn: brother, father, monk, pastor, preacher, priest, reverend see ambassador 2. v. 1) служить; помогать, оказывать помощь, содействие; способствовать (to); The patient nurse ministered to the dying woman 2) совершать богослужение Syn: see nurse MINISTER of vengeance орудие мести ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, "priest," from O.Fr. ministre "servant," from L. minister (gen. ministri) "servant, priest's assistant" (in M.L. "priest"), from minus "less," hence "subordinate." Political sense is 17c. from notion of "service to the crown." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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