adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a government/departmental/ministerial committee
cabinet/ministerial rank
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As promised, a minister of cabinet rank has now been appointed to supervise its operation
presidential/royal/ministerial etc duties (= duties that go with being a president, member of a royal family, a minister etc )
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The prince is now old enough to carry out royal duties.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
colleague
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When the case came to ministerial colleagues , it was these arguments that prevailed.
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I am sure that one of my ministerial colleagues will want to inform the House tomorrow.
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The general impatience among intellectuals, journalists ... And some of your ministerial colleagues ?
committee
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Its work will be backed up by a new ministerial committee .
level
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How then could one get the necessary co-ordination at ministerial level and make a reality of collective discussion and responsibility?
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Any other questions should be dealt with at ministerial level .
meeting
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A ministerial meeting in Venice agreed to this and in June work began to draft the treaties.
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He / she participates in Troika ministerial meetings . 21.
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Uniscan was not complex, but simply based upon consultation at the highest bureaucratic level, with occasional ministerial meetings .
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The committee had been conceived during a ministerial meeting between the two countries in Seoul in November 1990.
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The proposal failed to win unanimous endorsement at a subsequent ministerial meeting on Oct. 19.
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The full summer ministerial meeting scheduled for May 21 would review the position and policy for the remainder of the year.
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The final decision is expected to be taken at a special ministerial meeting in July of this year.
office
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Too large an increase in personal taxation could lose them votes and deny them further ministerial office .
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After occupying junior ministerial office from his first year in Parliament, he became Economic Secretary to the Treasury in 1955.
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High priority is given to any of their senior members who have held ministerial office .
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Mrs Currie, an ardent self-publicist, had been keen to return to ministerial office .
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And he has done so despite the ups and downs of his political career and his flirting with ministerial office .
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I have rarely met two Ministers who take more trouble to carry out the duties of their ministerial office .
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Further, the longer a party has been in opposition, the fewer of its leaders will have had ministerial office .
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Cranbourne has held ministerial office before.
post
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He intends to continue teaching, combining these activities with those of his ministerial post .
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This was followed by weeks of bargaining with the smaller parties over ministerial posts and policies.
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The provincial coalition government is already shaky, with opposition members bought off with ministerial posts .
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They had declared the presidency and all ministerial posts vacant.
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There were also substantial differences over the composition of the new government in terms of the allocation of ministerial posts .
responsibility
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In practice, however, the precise boundaries of ministerial responsibility are often difficult to define.
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In any event the sheer volume and variety of bodies under departmental sponsorship often makes ministerial responsibility something of a myth.
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The relationship between Government and Parliament can only be understood against the background of the convention of ministerial responsibility .
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In this way the concept of ministerial responsibility is maintained.
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Clearly, orthodox ministerial responsibility could not be extended to them without undermining the arm's length principle.
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The cabinet is similarly responsible to Parliament through the convention of collective ministerial responsibility .
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Of these, by far the most important is the convention of ministerial responsibility .
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How could I make proposals on social security without mentioning National Insurance for which I had ministerial responsibility ?
statement
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These come in various formats - White Papers, departmental policy documents and ministerial statements , and speeches.
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New policies are expressed as much in ministerial statements , White Papers and circulars to the local authorities as in new statutes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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ministerial committees
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A fair amount is conducted by ministerial correspondence, a perfectly acceptable method in constitutional terms.
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A year later she was again arrested for throwing stones at a ministerial car during a political meeting in Liverpool.
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I do not expect the Minister to say that the matter is outwith his ministerial remit.
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On the right, victory seems so close that there has already been infighting over future seats in parliament and ministerial portfolios.
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One of the most ambitious of the Presbyterian preachers who embodied the new ministerial style was the Reverend Lyman Beecher.
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The most important prime ministerial appointments will be those of the members of Cabinet.
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The proposal failed to win unanimous endorsement at a subsequent ministerial meeting on Oct. 19.
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There is already talk about the need to explore some form of ministerial rule which would make the government accountable.