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. Shilan Shah:

   An election victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi . could provide space to re-energize Prime Minister Narendra Modi . reform agenda after a lackluster 2018.

2. Passos Coelho:

   If I am not prime minister as of Tuesday it will be because the Socialists did not let me continue ... I'll be where I am needed, in government which is the natural place for the one who won the election, but if I am potentially not in government but in opposition, I will assume my responsibilities.

3. Sajid Javid:

   When it gets Royal Assent it will be a surrender bill and that is why the prime minister has said that, especially once this bill is in place, that we need to move forward as a country, we need to deliver on Brexit, and that's why unfortunately I think we are in the position where we need a general election.

4. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki:

   The prime minister’s recent statements call into question his commitment to a two-state solution. We’re not going to prejudge what we would do if there was a U.N. action.

5. Donald Trump:

   We had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of Russia, our fight is against ISIS, as Gen. (H.R.) McMaster said -- I thought he said and I know he feels -- that we had actually a great meeting with the foreign minister, so we are going to have a lot of great success over the coming years and we want to get as many to help fight terrorism as possible and that is one of the beautiful things that is happening with Turkey. The relationship we have together will be unbeatable.