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# ministry

«ministry» in Mova's school dictionary: **A government department led by a minister: the Ministry…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a ministry, ministries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A government department led by a minister: the Ministry of Education. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#m1)

2) The work of a religious leader such as a priest or minister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#m2)

3) (formal) The time someone spends as a government minister or religious minister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In civics lessons and news, ministries are the parts of government that run things like health, defence and schools. In religion, «the ministry» is the work of the clergy. Phrases: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence, go into the ministry.

### examples

- The Ministry of Education decides what schools teach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x1)
- My uncle works for the Ministry of Transport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x2)
- The ministry announced new rules for cars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x3)
- Her father entered the ministry and became a vicar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x4)
- The Ministry of Health gives advice about flu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x5)
- Each ministry is led by a minister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x6)
- The minister spoke about his ministry in the church. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/#x7)

### note

Countable: ministries (y to ies). Capital M in names: Ministry of Defence. In the USA government departments are usually called «Departments», not «Ministries». A «minister» is a person; «ministry» is the department or the work.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ministry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ministry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.