Collocations for "minister"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "minister" in context.
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minister
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is the [education, defense, housing, health] minister
- the [UK's] minister of [education]
- the UK's [foreign, prime] minister
- the [foreign] minister of the UK
- the [former, new] prime minister
- is the [deputy, vice] minister
- a [senior, junior] government minister
- a meeting of [cabinet, foreign, government] ministers
- has been appointed minister of
- are [backing, supporting] the prime minister [against, with, in]
- the minister is responsible for [communications, foreign relations, civil protection]
- the minister in charge of [funding, immigration, foreign policy]
- the minister [answered, handled, fielded] questions (from journalists)
- the minister [confirmed, denied] the [reports, figures]
- has been [sworn in, voted as] the new prime minister
- the minister's [tasks, duties, responsibilities]
- is a [parish, church, cathedral] minister
'minister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British
- Canada
- Irish
- Japan
- Netherlands
- cabinet
- champion
- church
- claim
- constitute
- consulation
- counterpart
- disclose
- education
- external
- foreign
- grease
- launch
- mandate
- occupy
- outgoing
- portfolio
- prime
- rebuke
- recall
- reject
- removal
- shadow
- stamp
- state
- wed