| 单词 | minister | 
| 释义 | Word Frequency minister(ˈmɪnɪstə) noun 1.  (esp in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy  2.  a person appointed to head a government department  3.  any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state 4.  short for minister plenipotentiary  or  envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary  envoy1 (sense 1)5.  Also called (in full): minister resident a diplomat ranking after an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 6.  a person who attends to the needs of others, esp in religious matters  7.  a person who acts as the agent or servant of a person or thing verb 8. (intransitive; often foll by to) to attend to the needs (of); take care (of) 9. (transitive) archaic to provide; supply  Derived forms ministership (ˈministerˌship) noun Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin: servant; related to minus less | 
	
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