| NOUN | person | government minister, minister | a person appointed to a high office in the government |
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| Meaning | A person appointed to a high office in the government. | |
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| Synonym | minister | |
| Instances | Haman | (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them |
| Yamani, Ahmed Zoki Yamani | Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) | |
| Narrower | cabinet minister | A person who is a member of the cabinet |
| finance minister, minister of finance | The minister responsible for state finances | |
| foreign minister, secretary of state | A government minister for foreign relations / relations | |
| Broader | executive, executive director | A person responsible for the administration of a business |
| Spanish | consejera, consejero, ministra, ministro | |
| Catalan | consellera, conseller, ministra, ministre | |
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