minister
English Thesaurus
1. the job of a head of a government department (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | public service, |
| definition | : | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cabinet minister, |
| definition | : | the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet (noun.act) |
2. a person authorized to conduct religious worship (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | ministrant, |
| definition | : | someone who serves as a minister (noun.person) |
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | diplomat, diplomatist, |
| definition | : | an official engaged in international negotiations (noun.person) |
4. a person appointed to a high office in the government (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | cabinet minister, |
| definition | : | a person who is a member of the cabinet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | haman, |
| definition | : | (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ahmed zoki yamani, yamani, |
| definition | : | Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) (noun.person) |
5. work as a minister (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | work, |
| definition | : | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social) |
6. attend to the wants and needs of others (verb.social)
7. the job of a head of a government department (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a government minister or ministry (adj.pert) |
8. a person authorized to conduct religious worship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | minister, |
| definition | : | work as a minister (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | pastoral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a pastor (adj.pert) |
9. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador (noun.person)
| derivation | : | ministerial, ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a government minister or ministry (adj.pert) |
10. work as a minister (verb.social)
| derivation | : | ministrant, |
| definition | : | someone who serves as a minister (noun.person) |
11. attend to the wants and needs of others (verb.social)
| derivation | : | ministrant, |
| definition | : | giving practical help to (adj.all) |
12. the job of a head of a government department (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a government minister or ministry (adj.pert) |
13. a person authorized to conduct religious worship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | minister, |
| definition | : | work as a minister (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | pastoral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a pastor (adj.pert) |
14. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador (noun.person)
| derivation | : | ministerial, ministerial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a government minister or ministry (adj.pert) |
15. work as a minister (verb.social)
| derivation | : | ministrant, |
| definition | : | someone who serves as a minister (noun.person) |
16. attend to the wants and needs of others (verb.social)
| derivation | : | ministrant, |
| definition | : | giving practical help to (adj.all) |
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