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Ministry is an English word with synonyms like priesthood or building. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ministry in a sentence

Ministry meaning

  1. Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
  2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
  3. A ministration

Synonyms of Ministry

priesthood building edifice government department employment work

Related words

Other words often associated with Ministry or its synonyms:

use construction business structure employ utilisation turn gathering job utilise unemployment line

Using Ministry

  • The main meaning on this page is: Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity | The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister) | A ministration
  • Useful related words include: priesthood, building, edifice, government department.
  • In the example corpus, ministry often appears in combinations such as: the ministry, ministry of, ministry and.

Context around Ministry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

music 3× home 2× interior 2× development 2× health 2× defence 2× ecclesial 2× led 1× mining 1× education 1×

Often after:

spokesperson 1× run 1× featured 1× hangad 1× darwin 1× health 1× women 1× retired 1× position 1× legislative 1×

Sentence patterns with Ministry

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a home ministry spokesperson said 1× affairs a ministry of parliamentary 1× affairs and ministry of labour 1× and a ministry of social 1× and mining ministry and the 1× and the ministry of antimonopoly 1× and the ministry of aviation 1× and the ministry of economic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a home ministry 1× although the defence 1× changes are also 1× due to the 1× for women employed 1× i think the 1×

Common sentence endings:

addressing demand reduction 1× and child development 1× and human services 1× and the clergy 1× at major airports 1× by fayval williams 1×

Words around Ministry

Just before it in the word index:

ministro 3 ministries 846 ministre 5 ministrations 4 ministration 3 ministership 36

Just after it in the word index:

minit 12 miniter 6 minitron 3 minium 4 miniutti 3 minivan 130

Similar in corpus frequency:

compared 12.033 democratic 12.033 levels 12.029 effect 12.011 heard 11.999 opened 11.999

Corpus analysis for Ministry

  • In this selection, "ministry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, music, home, interior, spokesperson, run and featured stand out and add context to how "ministry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a home ministry spokesperson said, affairs a ministry of parliamentary, finance ministry, health ministry and interior ministry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ministry" sits close to words such as compared, democratic and levels, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ministry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For women employed in ecclesial ministry; retired from a ministry position; or studying for ecclesial ministry. (16 words)

Others are Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice. (20 words)

I think the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Finance complement each other, and the Ministry of Economic Development. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Due to the demands of PiS for control of all the armed ministries (the Defence Ministry, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the office of the Prime Minister, PO and PiS were unable to form a coalition. (43 words)

A home ministry spokesperson said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and other agencies have embarked on a series of steps towards expanding and enhancing the facilities and infrastructure at major airports. (38 words)

That is why the Constitution of Guyana incorporates the functions of an Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Home Affairs; a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance and a Ministry of Social Security and Human Services. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

A home ministry spokesperson said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and other agencies have embarked on a series of steps towards expanding and enhancing the facilities and infrastructure at major airports.

Changes are also reportedly being considered at the Kamina Johnson Smith-led Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Audley Shaw’s transport and mining ministry and the education ministry run by Fayval Williams.

Others are Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice.

The concert also marked the launching of the “Thérèse” album by the Jesuit Music Ministry, featured the Bukas Palad Music Ministry, Hangad Music Ministry, Darwin Lomentigar and “St.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour, Olajide Oshundun, noted that discussions are ongoing between the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Aviation with the aviation unions to avert the two days intended strike.

I think the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Finance complement each other, and the Ministry of Economic Development.

That is why the Constitution of Guyana incorporates the functions of an Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Home Affairs; a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance and a Ministry of Social Security and Human Services.

The Housing and Utilities Ministry, the Energy Ministry and the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade shall prepare the Comfortable Housing and Enabling Environment program, which will include seven sub-programs.

Advertentie

The meeting was attended by the officials from the Ministry of Information, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Law, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and other relevant authorities.

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population are collaborating to facilitate tourist visits.

Wide publicity has been given to include so many schemes that converge with the schemes of the rural development ministry, health ministry, women’s ministry and child development.

Although the defence ministry was in favour of it, the finance ministry had rejected it saying balances in non-lapsable fund anyway will not be automatically available to the ministry without Parliament approval.

For women employed in ecclesial ministry; retired from a ministry position; or studying for ecclesial ministry.

It named the Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Social Protection as the relevant Ministries responsible for addressing demand reduction.

Students can also look for government internships at the Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Law and Justice, Competition Commission of India, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

The decision directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the Ministry of Mining, the Ministry of Labor, Administration Reform and Human Resources Development and other concerning authorities to implement the decision.

The project was also able to attract resource persons from the Ministry of Human Services, the Ministry of Health, the then Ministry of Community Development, the Royal St Lucia Police Force and the Clergy.

The External Affairs minister said the Law Ministry, Legislative Assembly, Home Ministry and the Women and Child Development Ministry have agreed on the proposal.

Due to the demands of PiS for control of all the armed ministries (the Defence Ministry, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the office of the Prime Minister, PO and PiS were unable to form a coalition.

Most of those attending were representatives of the Interior Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, and the Justice Ministry, including Ministers for the Eastern Territories.

Advertentie

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with ministry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ministry" in a sentence?
An example: "A home ministry spokesperson said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and other agencies have embarked on a series of steps towards expanding and enhancing the facilities and infrastructure at major airports." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ministry" from authentic English texts.
What does "ministry" mean?
Ministry means: Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
What are synonyms of "ministry"?
Common synonyms of "ministry" include: priesthood, building, edifice, government department, employment, work.
How many example sentences with "ministry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ministry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.