Synonyms for minister
ˈmɪn ə stərmin·is·ter

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1. ministernoun

   Synonyms:
   servant, officer, delegate, official, ambassador, subordinate, ecclesiastic, clergyman, priest, parson, divine, preacher, pastor, shepherd, reverend, curate, vicar

   Antonyms:
   monarch, government, master, superior, principal, head, layman, told, flock, congregation

2. ministerverb

   Synonyms:
   attend, subserve, wait, supply

   Antonyms:
   lead, rule, command, exact

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1. curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rectornoun

   a person authorized to conduct religious worship

   "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

   Synonyms:
   subgenus Pastor, government minister, rector, pastor, curate, parson, diplomatic minister, minister of religion

2. minister, government ministernoun

   a person appointed to a high office in the government

   "Minister of Finance"

   Synonyms:
   government minister, rector, minister of religion, pastor, curate, diplomatic minister, parson

3. minister, diplomatic ministernoun

   a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

   Synonyms:
   government minister, rector, minister of religion, pastor, curate, diplomatic minister, parson

4. ministerverb

   the job of a head of a government department

   Synonyms:
   government minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, curate, diplomatic minister

5. ministerverb

   attend to the wants and needs of others

   "I have to minister to my mother all the time"

6. ministerverb

   work as a minister

   "She is ministering in an old parish"

Matched Categories

1. • Attend
   • Work

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1. wazir

   rulers of mughal empire

   a high officer in a muslim government

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. ministernoun

   Synonyms:
   administrator (of executive authority), executive officer (of a sovereign or of a government)

2. ministernoun

   Synonyms:
   ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary

3. ministernoun

   Synonyms:
   clergyman, divine, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman

4. ministerverb

   Synonyms:
   give, afford, supply, furnish

5. ministerverb

   Synonyms:
   serve, perform service, do service

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1. ministernoun

   Synonyms:
   ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary, delegate, ecclesiastic, parson, divine, rector

2. ministerverb

   Synonyms:
   administer, serve, officiate

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1. List of paraphrases for "minister":

   secretary, ministre, ministers, minster, ministry, ministro, chief, ministerial, chairman, head, ministra, president, department

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1. Ricardo Dornelles:

   The sugar sector presented a request to elevate the tax in their first meeting with the new minister, some weeks ago, but the president himself said this is not a priority.

2. Yashwant Sinha:

   The delight of the PM (prime minister) at the sight of a large crowd at his election meeting in Asansol (West Bengal) in Covid times could have come only from a person who is completely insensitive, i deplore his remarks.

3. Sean Ryan:

   This case is about whether the minister correctly applied the law when considering the impacts of the project on the Great Barrier Reef and endangered Black-throated finch.

4. Adam Kinzinger:

   They ended up getting rolled almost as bad as Neville Chamberlain, he continued, referring to the British prime minister who negotiated the 1938 Munich Agreement, which was widely panned as enabling the Nazi invasion of Poland. They set this up to fail, Kinzinger said.

5. President Trump:

   I was with Prime Minister Modi two weeks ago and we talked about this subject, and he actually said,' Would you like to be a mediator or arbitrator ?' I said,' Where ?' He said,' Azad Kashmir.' Because this has been going on for many, many years.