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/ˈmɪnɪstɹi/ · noun
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.
She works for the ministry of finance.
He works for the ministry of defence.
I work for the ministry of education.
They work for the ministry of agriculture.
The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results.
the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
Use ministry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
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.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She works for the ministry of finance.
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