ministerial
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Synonyms
clerical, clerkly, pastoral, priestly, sacerdotal
Antonyms
lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal
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Abbas had secretly approved the raises, overriding a 2004 law fixing ministerial salaries. — Mohammed Daraghmeh, Fox News, "Palestinian leader fires advisers, wants bonuses returned," 20 Aug. 2019 In 2017, Zvezda published a video purporting to show a NATO F-16 jet flying alongside the ministerial plane, before being approached by an Su-27. — NBC News, "Russia says it 'chased away' NATO fighter jet near defense minister's plane," 14 Aug. 2019 Swaraj, who was seen as a protégé of veteran BJP politician LK Advani, was among the leaders who were opposed to Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general elections. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who reached out to people, has passed away," 7 Aug. 2019 Both of Britain’s two leading prime ministerial candidates have made a point of stressing solidarity with Hong Kong’s protesters, and British media have featured the news prominently. — Washington Post, "In Hong Kong, colonial flag still a symbol of prized values," 6 July 2019 He was baptized in 1975 as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and was very active in both the ministry and in his congregation assignment as a ministerial servant. — courant.com, "Harold Lee Barrows," 20 June 2019 In Peru, protection for the bears dates to the adoption, in 1970, of a ministerial resolution that banned their hunting indefinitely. — National Geographic, "Poaching threatens South America's only bear species," 31 May 2019 The 68-year-old Sharif remains banned from politics, but Friday’s verdict also disqualifies his daughter, who had emerged as a possible prime ministerial candidate. — Aoun Sahi, latimes.com, "Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif sentenced to prison in corruption case that could tilt coming election," 6 July 2018 Netanyahu's prime ministerial salary is NIS 48,800 ($12,500) a month, before taxes. — Jewish Journal, "Bill to exempt Israeli prime ministers from certain taxes passes first reading," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ministerial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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