1 (often Minister) (BrE) (in Britain and many other countries) a senior member of the government who is in charge of a government department or a branch of one:
the Minister of Education * a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers * senior ministers in the Cabinet * cabinet ministers
seealsoPRIMEMINISTER
2 (in some Protestant Christian Churches) a trained religious leader:
a Methodist minister
comparePASTOR, PRIEST, VICAR
3 a person, lower in rank than an AMBASSADOR, whose job is to represent their government in a foreign country
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
minister to sb/sth (formal) to care for sb, especially sb who is sick or old, and make sure that they have everything they need
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