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title: minister — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «minister» in the school dictionary: A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# minister

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**Who acts:** minister, Christian churches, Prime Minister, education minister, health minister, he · **What happens:** be, charge, lead, speak, visit, read · **To what, where:** person, charge, government department, leader, Christian churches, services · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«minister» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [minister in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/minister.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:m1:1
# text = A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a minister | a person |  | charge of a government department |  | such the minister for education | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** |  |  | a government department |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A minister is a leader in some Christian churches who leads services.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:m2:1
# text = A minister is a leader in some Christian churches who leads services.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a minister | a leader |  | some Christian churches |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | some Christian churches | services |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To minister to someone is to look after them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:m3:1
# text = To minister to someone is to look after them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | minister to someone |  |  |  | after them *= they* | look *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Prime Minister spoke on television.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x1:1
# text = The Prime Minister spoke on television.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Prime	Prime	PROPN	NNP	_	3	compound	_	_
3	Minister	Minister	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the Prime Minister |  |  | television |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The education minister visited our school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x2:1
# text = The education minister visited our school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	education	education	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | the education minister | our school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The minister read from the Bible on Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x3:1
# text = The minister read from the Bible on Sunday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | the minister |  |  | the Bible | sunday |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from bible=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each minister is in charge of one department.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x4:1
# text = Each minister is in charge of one department.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | each minister |  |  | charge |  | of one department | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nurses ministered to the sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x5:1
# text = Nurses ministered to the sick.
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	ministered	minister	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **minister** | participle |  | Nurses *not said here* |  |  |  | to the sick | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Who is the health minister?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x6:1
# text = Who is the health minister?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the health minister |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“But he is my prime minister’s son!”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:minister:x7:1
# text = “But he is my prime minister’s son!”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	’s	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | he | my prime minister's son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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