minister
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
- v. attend to the wants and needs of others
Word forms
- Present participle
- ministering
- Past tense
- ministered
- Third person singular
- ministers
- Past participle
- ministered
Example sentences
n.
The minister of education announced new policies for schools.
vi.
She decided to minister to the homeless by providing food and shelter.