ministry

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A government department responsible for a particular area, usually headed by a minister.

   She works for the Ministry of Finance.

2. 2
   noun

   The work or profession of a religious minister.

   After college, he decided to enter the ministry.

3. 3
   noun

   All the government ministers led by a head of government, considered as a group.

   The prime minister formed a new ministry after the election.

From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y.

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