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minister [ˈmɪnɪstər, Brit -əʳ] N

1. minister POL:

ministro(-a) m (f)

2. minister REL:

pastor m

defence minister N Aus, Brit

foreign minister N

prime minister N POL

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Plans to eliminate a deficit would include a freeze on operating spending and a wage freeze for cabinet ministers and deputy ministers.
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Each of the governments 34 ministers was given 20 minutes on national television to summarise successes and failures.
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These ministers would get an earful from real ordinary citizens; but they might also win them over.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Now we have two ministers touring the capitals on what they call a charm offensive.
www.europarl.europa.eu
Therefore, the conference of interior ministers decided on standardising police car liveries so that the cars appeared non-threatening and could be easily visible at night.
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Ministers pointed out that blocking internet access or deleting internet pages was a particularly sensitive area, with a number of member states having "different traditions and sensibilities".
www.ispreview.co.uk
Early in his tenure, he presented a brief to cabinet recommending that ministers reduce their budgets and that the government create a purchasing department tasked with coordinating spending on supplies.
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Curiously, the ministers who want to end this relief are those who protest that green taxes impoverish the most needy.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Assembling his government there, he appointed governors to the districts, chose ministers for his government, and promulgated a set of laws.
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History was not words on a page, not the goings-on of kings and prime ministers, not mere events.
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