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interministerial

interministerial adjective: between ministers.

Adjective

interministerial (not comparable)

  1. Between ministers.
    • The increase followed a rise in science's political prominence: Last year, the prime minister himself took charge of an interministerial commission that oversees science policy and funding, and the government has also created a new Office of Science and Technology to bolster policy. "1998 March 20, Nigel Williams, “SPAIN: Funding Outlook Improves, But Job Crisis Remains”, in Science, volume 279, number 5358, →DOI, pages 1844–1845
    • Gaining access to such maps means navigating through an interministerial bureaucratic procedure with at least 15 stages of negotiations.1999 July 30, Pallava Bagla, “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION:Indian Scientists Question Government Grip on Data”, in Science, volume 285, number 5428, →DOI
  2. Between ministries.
    • "Inter-Ministerial" Conference on the 30th of September 2013 Palais d’Egmont-Brussels.2013 September 30, “Inter-Ministerial Conference on the 30th of September 2013 Palais d’Egmont-Brussels”, in Science

Origin of interministerial

From inter- + ministerial.

Questions about interministerial

What does interministerial mean?
Interministerial means between ministers.
What part of speech is interministerial?
Interministerial is an adjective.

Words near interministerial in the dictionary

  1. intermingles
  2. intermingling
  3. interminglings
  4. interminiband
  5. intermining
  6. interministerial
  7. interministerially
  8. interministry
  9. intermise
  10. intermission
  11. intermissionless

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