ministry

An user
They   may   submit   a
🅰️
  petition   to the   Ministry   of   Education   via   the   University   Board .

Ze kunnen een petitie indienen bij het ministerie van Onderwijs via het universitaire bestuur.

An user
The   order   was   administered   and   awarded   the   Ministry   of   Veterans   and   War   Victims .

De bestelling werd beheerd en toegekend het ministerie van Veteranen en War -slachtoffers.

(Engels)

  1. Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
  2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
  3. A ministration
  4. The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
  5. The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
  6. Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmɪnɪstɹi/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

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

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