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• n  a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
• 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
  I have to minister to my mother all the time
• v  work as a minister
  She is ministering in an old parish

• Sweden's foreign minister abruptly called off a visit to Israel this week, an Israeli spokesman said, amid a feud over a Swedish newspaper article and a growing gulf between Israel .
• The minister apologized repeatedly but has refused to resign, and so far Abe has stood behind him calculating that he can't afford to lose a second cabinet minister just four .
• As leader of the Socialist Party (PS) in Wallonia and also the region's minister-president Di Rupo, 55, is the heavyweight of Francophone politics.

• curate
• minister of religion
• parson
• pastor
• rector
• government minister
• diplomatic minister

News & Articles

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• Minister for Foreign Affairs addresses UN assembly
  Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin delivered Ireland’s annual address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, September 27.
  June 29, 2013 - Irish Central
• Minister warns Irish to avoid becoming illegal in the U.S.as 100,000 emigrate
  Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin is urging Irish people considering moving to the U.S. without correct documentation not to do so.
  June 29, 2013 - Irish Central
• Minister says Iraq isn't heading to civil war
  Iraq's foreign minister says the deadliest and most sustained wave of violence to hit the country since 2008 won't lead to civil war.
  June 28, 2013 - Fox News

Quotes

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• David Cameron in AFP
  Mr. Svanberg made clear that BP will continue to do all that it can to stop the oil spill, clean up the damage and meet all legitimate claims for compensation,the Downing Street spokesman said. "The prime minister said that he would raise...
• George Osborne in The Guardian
  After meeting the BP chairman in Downing Street, Osborne said: "We are all concerned about the human and environmental impact and as the prime minister has said, we understand the concerns of the US administration. The prime minister is also clear...
• Barack Obama in Hindustan Times
  I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu wants peace. I think he's willing to take risks for peace,Obama told reporters.