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interministerial, a.|-mɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl|
[inter- 4 b: cf. next.]
1. Belonging to a period between two ministries.
1861May Const. Hist. (1863) I. ii. 126 The provisional character of this inter-ministerial government.
2. Involving the participation of two or more ministers or of the representatives of two or more departments of state; constituted from members of different departments of state.
1937Times 30 Dec. 10/1 After a day of almost incessant inter-Ministerial consultation..the Government decided to take a firm line with the strikers. 1967Economist 29 Apr. 477/1 A secret report on the labour market by the commissioner-general for national planning, M. Francois-Xavier Ortoli, is to be discussed by a special interministerial committee within the next 10 days. 1970Nature 8 Aug. 544/2 In most countries..there is an inter-ministerial committee for science and technology. |