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{
"term": "ministry",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a government department that has a particular area of responsibility",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Ministry of Defence has issued the following statement."
},
{
"text": "A ministry spokesperson defended the measures."
},
{
"text": "He assumed direct control of key ministries."
},
{
"text": "The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing."
},
{
"text": "The president took over the Ministry of Justice."
},
{
"text": "a senior man in the Ministry of Health"
},
{
"text": "a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture"
},
{
"text": "on ministry-owned land"
},
{
"text": "staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry"
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["government", "Agriculture", "Defence"],
"verb + ministry": ["run", "take over", "create"],
"ministry + verb": [
"approve something",
"support something",
"control something"
],
"ministry + noun": ["official", "spokesman", "spokesperson"],
"preposition": [
"at the ministry",
"in the ministry",
"within the ministry"
],
"phrases": [
"a department at the ministry",
"a department in the ministry"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the work of a minister of religion",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was an excellent candidate for the Baptist ministry."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["church", "Christian", "evangelical"],
"verb + ministry": ["begin", "enter", "leave"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the spiritual work or service of a Christian or group of Christians; the period of time spent serving the Church",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The church provides a valuable ministry to a growing population."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["church", "Christian", "evangelical"],
"verb + ministry": ["begin", "enter", "leave"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪstri/",
"audio": "mi/ministry/ministry__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪstri/",
"audio": "mi/ministry/ministry__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in senses (2) and (3)): from Latin ministerium, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’."
}