as in pastoral
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties
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Zelensky added that the deal will be signed at a ministerial level and the details of his possible trip to Washington on Friday are still being worked out.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
My friend, Mimi Wu, a plastic waste management and mitigation expert and CEO of Global Green Solutions, believes that smaller, more focused discussions with ministerial involvement are needed.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Lebanon’s system of government requires the new president to convene consultations with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime minister to form a new cabinet, a process that can often be protracted as factions barter over ministerial portfolios.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Dominic LeBlanc has since been appointed to succeed her and head the finance ministerial portfolio.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
My friend, Mimi Wu, a plastic waste management and mitigation expert and CEO of Global Green Solutions, believes that smaller, more focused discussions with ministerial involvement are needed.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Lebanon’s system of government requires the new president to convene consultations with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime minister to form a new cabinet, a process that can often be protracted as factions barter over ministerial portfolios.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Dominic LeBlanc has since been appointed to succeed her and head the finance ministerial portfolio.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Ministerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministerial. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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