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ministerial

[min-uh-steer-ee-uhl] / ˌmɪn əˈstɪər i əl /


ADJECTIVE
official
Synonyms


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That’s because costs are passed on to consumers monthly through an automatic adjustment mechanism, which applies to changes of up to 10%, beyond which ministerial approval is required, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In the picture Corey Edwards, a former Conservative ministerial adviser, is seen with his right arm in the air and with a finger under his nose.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Two years after the last ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi failed to make meaningful progress on key issues like fisheries and agriculture, member states face even stauncher challenges this time.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference opened Thursday against a backdrop of heightened trade tensions and global economic turmoil linked to the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

American independence became his ministerial calling, a mission he pursued with all the compressed energy of a latter-day Puritan pastor whose congregation was the American people.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis