Bộ

Ministry of Foreign Trade

bộ ngoại thương

Ministry of National Defense

bộ quốc phòng

Foreign Ministry

bộ ngoại giao

(tôn giáo) đoàn mục sư

to enter the ministry

trở thành mục sư

Địa vị mục sư

bộ

bộ

chính phủ

chức bộ trưởng

nhiệm kỳ bộ trưởng

nội các

N.

Priesthood, sacred calling, the church, the pulpit, thecloth; religion, holy orders: Burt retired from the ministry towrite tracts.

Clergy, clergymen or clergywomen, clericals,the cloth, church elders or elders of the church: During hisregime, the ministry exercised great influence on thegovernment. 3 department, office, bureau, agency: Militaryaffairs are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence.

N.

(pl. -ies) 1 a a government department headed by aminister. b the building which it occupies (the Ministry ofDefence).

A (prec. by the) the vocation or profession of areligious minister (called to the ministry). b the office of areligious minister, priest, etc. c the period of tenure ofthis.

(prec. by the) the body of ministers of a government orof a religion.

A period of government under one PrimeMinister.

Ministering, ministration. [ME f. L ministerium(as MINISTER)]