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ministerial

adjective
🔊/ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəriəl/
🔊/ˌmɪnɪˈstɪriəl/
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  1. connected with a government minister or ministers部长的；大臣的
    • decisions taken at ministerial level部长级的决定
    • a ministerial meeting/statement部长级会议/声明
    • to hold ministerial office (= to have the job of a government minister)担任部长职务
    Topics Politicsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMinisterial is used with these nouns:
    • appointment
    • conference
    • level
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French ministériel or late Latin ministerialis, from Latin ministerium ‘ministry’.