From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Government, Christianityministrymin‧is‧try /ˈmɪnəstri/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまるAWL noun (plural ministries)1[countable]PG a government department that is responsible for one of the areas of government work, such as education or healthministry ofthe Ministry of Agricultureforeign/justice/finance etc ministrya Defence Ministry spokesman2 →the ministry3[countable usually singular]RRC the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefsthe ministry of JesusExamples from the Corpusministry• They had to attemptministry where people on both sides had already made up their minds about slavery.• A commitment to an authenticministry of reconciliation is a radical one indeed.• Eleven ministries run 18 different subsidyschemes for everything from school lunches to milk.• Allen has been involved with Lutheran musicministry for more than 20 years.• With our livelihood coming from food service it is necessary to find a way to integrate our work with our ministry.• Thankfully, by and large, Baxter kept controversy out of his pulpitministry.• At Borderway on Tuesdaycountyauctioneers are meeting a seniorministryofficial, Richard Cowan, to discuss the problems.• Charges of withholding information from the public about the condition of banks and thrifts are not new to the ministry.• the Ministry of Agriculture• Having failed to make this distinction they are free to give their ministry calling a higher priority than their family.foreign/justice/finance etc ministry• Asbrink was a Finance Ministry official.• That opinion was based on an interview Viza had with a foreign ministry official.• In most central banks and finance ministriesscepticism about the Tobin taxpersists to this day.• The example of state secretary Joël in the ReichJustice Ministry was typical.• The hard men at the finance ministry have promised to review the austeritymeasures at the end of this month.• Miningexports fell 1. 2 percent last month due to slowersales of copper and salt, the Finance Ministry said.Originministry(1300-1400)Latinministerium, from minister; → MINISTER1