minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /

NOUN

person in charge of church

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bishop pastor

STRONG

abbot archbishop archdeacon chaplain clergy cleric clerk confessor curate deacon dean diocesan divine ecclesiastic lecturer missionary monk parson preacher prelate priest rector reverend shepherd vicar

WEAK

clergyperson clerical pulpiteer

NOUN

person high in government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator aide delegate diplomat envoy executive official secretary

STRONG

agent ambassador assistant consul legate liaison lieutenant officeholder plenipotentiary premier

WEAK

cabinet member prime minister

VERB

help, serve

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodate administer aid answer attend cure doctor foster heal nurse pander remedy succor tend treat

WEAK

be solicitous of cater to do for pander to take care of wait on watch over

Antonyms

STRONG

block deny frustrate harm hinder hurt ignore impede injure neglect obstruct refuse

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Over the weekend, Indian ministers cheered the passage of two tankers bearing liquefied petroleum gas through the passage after talks with Tehran about the shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal

European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday and held initial talks on the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first minister said what's been announced today "doesn't cut it".

From BBC

The prime minister referred to autonomous mine hunting systems which he said were already in the region.

From BBC

"We did not want this war. From day one, we have called for de-escalation," Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish media in Brussels before an EU foreign ministers' meeting.

From Barron's

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