ministry

[US]/ˈmɪnɪstri/
[UK]/ˈmɪnɪstri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. government department.

Phrases & Collocations

government ministry

foreign ministry

ministry of education

ministry of agriculture

ministry of commerce

ministry of health

ministry of culture

ministry of communications

ministry of railways

finance ministry

ministry of justice

ministry of personnel

commerce ministry

Example Sentences

the Ministry of Communications

the Ministry of National Defense

The ministry of books is manifold.

the ministry relaxed some of the restrictions.

he is a senior Finance Ministry official.

The quaestor served in the ministry of finance.

That must be somebody from the Ministry of Education.

They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.

the health ministry has sole federal responsibility for health care.

this small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.

this important ministry of mediating the power of the word.

the Ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill.

the ministry of Labo(u)r and National Service

He occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.

All schools are under the control of the Ministry of Education.

The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defence.

Mr.White occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.

The newspaper's account of the so-called reshuffle of the financial ministry was a complete fiction.

Real-world Examples

Contact the ministry of tourism for details.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Before, the word si had meant bureaucratic ministry.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 9)

Sayido Shaie works for Somalia's foreign ministry.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

On October 17th Gaza's health ministry begged for generators.

Source: The Economist - Finance

We witnessed mining ministry harassing children to hide them from our cameras.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

And these are contracts with Wagner itself not the Russian defense ministry.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2023

There were reports of particular difficulty over who would control the finance ministry.

Source: BBC Listening September 2020 Collection

They asked Mexico's transport ministry to extend the timeframe, but were rejected.

Source: Finance and Economics English Podcast

OIL IS our strength, declares a billboard campaign launched by Libya's oil ministry.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Femi Obadun is the director of forest management for Ondo state's agriculture ministry.

Source: VOA Special June 2022 Collection

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