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ministerial

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


ADJECTIVE
official
Synonyms


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Otherwise, though, this was a prime ministerial address peppered with gloomy language.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

The United States is set to come under scrutiny Friday on day two of the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, with Washington wanting to shake up the multilateral trade system.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

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