minister
An important person in the government who leads a department.
A senior member of a government who is in charge of a specific department or area of public policy.
A church leader who leads services and helps people with their faith.
A member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches, who leads religious services and provides spiritual guidance.
To help or take care of someone who needs it.
To give aid, care, or service to someone in need.
- Base: minister
- Plural: ministers
- Base: minister
- 3rd Person Singular: ministers
- Present Participle: ministering
- Past: ministered
minister to [someone/something]
1Give aid or service to someone/something in need
To help or take care of someone or something that needs it.
- Doctors and nurses ministered to the injured after the earthquake.
- She devoted her life to ministering to refugees.
minister without portfolio
2Government minister without department duties
A government leader who does not manage a specific department but still has important duties.
- He was appointed as a minister without portfolio to advise on national security.
- The cabinet includes two ministers without portfolio.
prime minister
3Head of government in a parliamentary system
The leader of the government in some countries, chosen by the parliament.
- The prime minister announced new environmental policies today.
- Canada's prime minister met with the president of the United States.