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nounnoun

la ministre

minister

C'est une personne qui fait partie du gouvernement et qui s'occupe d'un domaine précis, comme l'éducation ou la santé.

Definition & meaning

Ministre means minister:

  1. A senior government official responsible for a department or area of policy, such as education or finance.
  2. In some religious contexts, a person who performs religious duties, particularly a Protestant minister.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Noun: masculine or feminine: un ministre or une ministre. The plural is ministres.
  • It comes from Latin minister, meaning “servant” or “attendant.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • secrétaire d'État — a government official, usually with a narrower portfolio or a position subordinate to a minister.
  • pasteur — a Protestant pastor; more specific than ministre in its religious sense.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • Premier ministre — prime minister.
  • ministre de l'Éducation — minister of education.
  • ministre des Finances — minister of finance.
  • Conseil des ministres — cabinet meeting or council of ministers.

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Examples

Le ministre parle à la télévision.noun

The minister is speaking on television.

Le ministre visite la ville aujourd'hui.noun

The minister is visiting the city today.

Les ministres ont signé un accord.noun

The ministers signed an agreement.

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