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Word entry · 8 letters

minister

Best crossword clue

"Government official"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted eiimnrstStarts with MEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the job of a head of a government department

Word origin

From Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister (“an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other under official”), from minor (“less”) + -ter; see minor. Doublet of Minorite.

Used in a sentence

  • The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
  • He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
  • Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Government official8 letters
02Cabinet member8 letters

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