Synonyms for ministry
- noun
Most common
department council administration mission cabinet portfolio ministration
All synonyms
Noun
mission, department, office UK AU, council, service, administration, ministration, cabinet, portfolio, servitude, ministryship rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A 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.
He works for the ministry of defence.
Related words
- Word family
- ministerial ministryship
- Phrases
- prime ministry
Forms
- Plural
- ministries → missions, departments, offices, councils…
Example sentences
- department Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
- council The council isn’t doing anything to help the city.
- administration He's in charge of administration at the hospital.
- mission My mission is to help people achieve their dreams.
- cabinet He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.
- portfolio How much of my portfolio should I invest in stocks?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ministry | rising | |
| department | falling | |
| council | falling | |
| administration | falling | |
| mission | rising | |
| cabinet | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- office2
- 7 letters
- service2, council2, mission2, cabinet3
- 9 letters
- portfolio4, servitude3
- 10 letters
- department3
- 12 letters
- ministration4, ministryship
- 14 letters
- administration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (office2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ministère
- Italiano
- ministero
- Español
- ministerio
- Deutsch
- Ministerium