minister

n. person authorized to conduct a religious service, pastor, cleric; one appointed to a high government office, official, emissary, delegate; head of a government department; clerk

v. conduct a religious service, perform a rite; officiate; hold a government office; administer, supply, provide; fulfill the duties of a minister

Minister can mean several things:Minister (government), a politician who heads a government ministryShadow Minister, a member of an opposition party, who routinely comments on the actions of the sitting ministerMinister (Christianity), a Christian who ministers in some wayMinister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
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Noun
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
(synonym) curate, parson, pastor, rector
(hypernym) clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
(hyponym) ministrant
2. a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
(synonym) government minister
(hypernym) executive, executive director
(hyponym) cabinet minister
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
(synonym) diplomatic minister
(hypernym) diplomat, diplomatist
4. the job of a head of a government department
(hypernym) public service
(hyponym) cabinet minister
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Verb
1. attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
(hypernym) attend, take care, look, see
(derivation) relief, succor, succour, ministration
2. work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
(hypernym) work
(derivation) curate, parson, pastor, rector

n. minister, government minister, cabinet minister, member of a governmental cabinet

n. minister, secretary