minister /'ministә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a person appointed to a high office in the government
• (n.) a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
• (n.) the job of a head of a government department

Chinese translation

• n. 部长, 牧师, 公使
• vi. 服侍, 救助, 主持宗教仪式

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'ministә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.04 · Common

Word forms

ministering, ministered, ministers

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