a member of the ministry She learned a lot during her first year of ministry.
Recent Examples on the WebThe ministry also said that Russian military academies were shortening training courses so cadets could be deployed sooner. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 The ministry said that the Rosneft subsidiaries imported crude oil worth several hundred million euros from Russia to Germany every month. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 The ministry said Russian forces are making the most gains north of Donetsk city, around Avdiivka and Bakhmut. Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 The ministry also said Apple could have taken better measures to address environmental waste by adopting the USB-C port for iPhones, rather than continue to rely on the proprietary Lightning port. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 The rescuers hope to reach the camp by midnight and continue upwards the next morning at dawn, the ministry said. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 The ministry said the espionage charges dated back to 2015 and 2009, Reuters reported. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 The ministry said that four Russian fighter jets and two helicopter gunships destroyed about 20 boats and the others turned back. Joanna Kozlowska, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 The ministry said the results would be only one of the many factors determining BTS members' military status. Hyung-jin Kim, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ministerie, minstri "personal service, religious office, position in a church," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ministere "service, duty," going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin ministerium "activity of a servant, duty, task, support" (Late Latin, "ecclesiastical service") from minister "servant, minister entry 1" + -ium, denominal suffix of occupations