noun
1 ( BrE ) government department
ADJECTIVE
▪ government
▪ Agriculture , Defence , Education , Environment , Finance , Foreign , Foreign Affairs , Health , Interior , Justice , Transport , etc.
▪ key
▪
He assumed direct control of key ministries.
VERB + MINISTRY
▪ run
▪ take over
▪ create
MINISTRY + VERB
▪ approve sth , support sth
▪
The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing.
▪ control sth
▪ own sth
▪
on ministry-owned land
MINISTRY + NOUN
▪ official , spokesman , spokesperson
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry
▪ in the ~ , within the ~
▪
a senior man in the Ministry of Health
▪ ~ of
▪
a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture
PHRASES
▪ a department at the ~ , a department in the ~
2 ministers of religion
ADJECTIVE
▪ church
▪ Christian , evangelical , lay
▪ pastoral
▪ ordained
▪ campus ( AmE ), prison
VERB + MINISTRY
▪ begin , enter
▪ leave
▪ provide
▪
The church provides a valuable ~ to a growing population.