Meaning of minister In English

• 0 a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it:

  • the foreign/health minister

  • the Minister of/for Education

• 1 a religious leader in certain Christian churches:

  • a minister at the local Baptist church

• 2 a person below the rank of ambassador whose job is to represent his or her country in a foreign country:

  • the Belgian minister in Madrid

• 3 (in various Christian churches) a person who leads religious ceremonies

• 4 (in many countries) a high government official who is in charge of or has an important position in a particular department:

  • the foreign minister

• 5 to give help to or care for people:

  • He began ministering to prisoners.

• 6 a member of the government who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it:

  • The new factory was opened by the minister of trade.

  • the finance/environment/transport, etc. minister