noun
1 ( BrE ) member of the government
ADJECTIVE
▪ prime
▪ chief , principal ( both historical )
▪ deputy
▪ junior , senior
▪ cabinet , departmental , EU , Foreign Office , government , Home Office
▪ defence , education , environment , finance , foreign , health , interior , justice , transport , etc.
▪ former , outgoing
VERB + MINISTER
▪ appoint (sb) , appoint sb as , be named , nominate (sb) , nominate sb as
▪ elect (sb) , elect sb as
▪ dismiss (sb as)
▪ serve as
▪
He served briefly as prime ~ from 1920 to 1921.
▪ lobby , persuade , urge
▪
Groups are lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue.
▪ advise , consult , instruct
▪ accuse , criticize
MINISTER + VERB
▪ resign , retire
▪ be accountable to sb , be responsible for sth
▪
Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
▪
the ~ responsible for the health service
▪ announce sth , declare sth , unveil sth
▪ agree sth , agree to sth , approve sth , decide sth , endorse sth
▪ intervene (in sth)
▪
The foreign ~ intervened with disastrous results.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
the new ~ for the Arts
▪ ~ of
▪
A new ~ of defence had been appointed.
⇨ See also ↑ prime minister
2 priest
ADJECTIVE
▪ Christian , Presbyterian , Protestant , etc.
▪ evangelical
▪ ordained
VERB + MINISTER
▪ ordain (sb) , ordain sb as
▪
He was ordained ~ of a small rural congregation.
▪ preach (sth)
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of religion