ministry
Syllables: mi·nis·try/ˈmɪnɪstɹi/
ministry noun: a government department at the administrative level, normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity.
Noun
ministry (countable and uncountable, plural ministries)
- A government department at the administrative level, normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity.
- She works for the ministry of finance.
- He works for the ministry of defence.
- The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
- The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.
- A ministration.
- The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
- The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
- Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
- the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
ministry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ministry in Hindi
- government department
- मंत्रालय mantrālay
- complete body of government ministers
- संसद sansad
ministry in Tamil
- government department
- அமைச்சகம் amaiccakam
ministry in Marathi
- government department
- मंत्रालय mantrālay
ministry in Urdu
- government department
- وِزارَت vizārat
More languagesFewer languages
- ministry in Bengali
- মন্ত্রক montrok, ওজারত ōjarot, মোল্লাগিরি mōllagiri
- ministry in Telugu
- మంత్రిత్వ శాఖ
- ministry in Malayalam
- മന്ത്രാലയം mantrālayaṁ
- ministry in Kannada
- ಮಂತ್ರಿಮಂಡಲ, ಮಂತ್ರಿಸಂಪುಟ, ಸಚಿವಸಂಪುಟ, ಮಂತ್ರಿಪದವಿ
- ministry in Punjabi
- ਵਜ਼ਾਰਤ vazārat
- ministry in Gujarati
- મંત્રાલય
- ministry in Odia
- ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣାଳଯ଼, ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣାଳଯ଼ର
- ministry in Sanskrit
- मन्त्रालय mantrālaya
- ministry in Nepali
- मन्त्रालय, मन्त्रालयको
- ministry in Pashto
- وزارت wezārat
- ministry in Arabic
- وِزَارَة wizāra
- ministry in Malay
- kementerian
- ministry in Indonesian
- kementerian
- ministry in Thai
- กระทรวง grà-suuang
- ministry in Vietnamese
- bộ
- ministry in Myanmar
- ဝန်ကြီးဌာန wankri:htana.
Examples of ministry in a sentence
- I work for the ministry of education.
- They work for the ministry of agriculture.
Forms of ministry
| plural | ministries |
|---|
Origin of ministry
From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y.
Words formed from ministry
Questions about ministry
- What does ministry mean?
- Ministry means a government department at the administrative level, normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity.
- What is ministry in Hindi?
- Ministry in Hindi is मंत्रालय (mantrālay), संसद (sansad). See Ministry meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use ministry in a sentence?
- I work for the ministry of education.
- What part of speech is ministry?
- Ministry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ministry?
- Ministry is pronounced /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/.
- What is the plural of ministry?
- The plural of ministry is ministries.
Words near ministry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ministry (page history and authors); ministry (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ministry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਵਜ਼ਾਰਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ministry (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ministry (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); मन्त्रालय (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); ministry (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ministry.wav.
Cite this entry: “ministry.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/ministry. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.