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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the British ministers at the international peace conference
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as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
our minister gives an interesting sermon every week
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as in deputies
a person who acts or does business for another
she's merely a minister of the corporation
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Recent Examples of ministers
Wang arrived in Thailand on Thursday for a three-day visit following meetings with government ministers in Cambodia focused on enhancing their countries' political and security ties.
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Germany's flagship fiscal stimulus package is in the spotlight as ministers scramble to cushion the impact of higher bills.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Two-thirds of its ministers left for England after the Revolution began.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
The ministers warned that deferring the military purchase could compromise Peru’s security interests, but Balcázar said such a large commitment is not for a temporary leader.
—Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Social Democratic party, which controls most seats in parliament, withdrew its government ministers on Thursday after Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan refused its ultimatum to resign.
—Andra Timu, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Over 120 Japanese lawmakers visited Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, including ministers within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
When Magyar takes office next month, that will mean his untested government of inexperienced ministers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Multiple European foreign affairs ministers called in a joint statement today for including Lebanon in a regional de-escalation.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Germany's flagship fiscal stimulus package is in the spotlight as ministers scramble to cushion the impact of higher bills.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Two-thirds of its ministers left for England after the Revolution began.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
The ministers warned that deferring the military purchase could compromise Peru’s security interests, but Balcázar said such a large commitment is not for a temporary leader.
—Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The Social Democratic party, which controls most seats in parliament, withdrew its government ministers on Thursday after Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan refused its ultimatum to resign.
—Andra Timu, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026
Over 120 Japanese lawmakers visited Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday, including ministers within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
When Magyar takes office next month, that will mean his untested government of inexperienced ministers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Multiple European foreign affairs ministers called in a joint statement today for including Lebanon in a regional de-escalation.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministers
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The archives ultimately appointed 48 ambassadors.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ambassadors and cabinet members that typically stock these events were absent with the exception of Congressman Maxwell Frost, who attended both the TIME and MS Now parties in sunglasses and a boxy tuxedo.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Hippocratic doctors vigorously denounced the religious healers of the day, such as the priests toiling in the temple of Asclepius.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994, its first female bishop in 2015, and now Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Talley at one or two points engaged the sheriff’s deputies who stood over him throughout the hearing and at one point started laughing as Pekara argued for his detention.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department At the time, a separate LASD news release said that deputies were called to the 13200 block of Jarvis Avenue near 132nd Street in the Athens Park area after learning of a shooting in the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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At last year’s COP30 in Brazil, about 80 countries backed a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal, but it was dropped from the final document for lack of consensus, angering many delegates.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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None of the candidates captured a majority of California Democratic Party delegates needed to win the party endorsement in February.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Dollison was a regular contributor to the Church of Christ publication The Living Message, which credited him as being a major inspiration for many influential Arkansas Church of Christ preachers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of their choosing.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday sharply limited a part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The White House on Friday had said that envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be going to Islamabad.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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As of Friday, American envoys are preparing for a new round of peace talks.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bo Erickson | Reuters A source who was attending the event, and was briefed by Secret Service after the shooting, told CNBC’s Eamon Javers that a man with a shotgun had approached metal detectors and was shot by Secret Service agents.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2026
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Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Ministers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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