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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the British ministers at the international peace conference
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as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
our minister gives an interesting sermon every week
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as in deputies
a person who acts or does business for another
she's merely a minister of the corporation
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Recent Examples of ministers
While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
There were few professional doctors, so healthcare came from midwives, bonesetters who also cut hair and removed cataracts, ministers, and community members, including apothecaries and plantation root doctors who were knowledgeable about plants.
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Katherine Ott,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
It was printed in newspapers in England, too—where King George III spent the next month reminding his ministers that America was in a state of rebellion and should be treated accordingly.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit.
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Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Venezuelan and Spanish ministers will speak again in the coming hours to finalize the details of the assistance.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The schism prompted Faye to fire Sonko and dissolve his government before appointing new ministers.
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
There were few professional doctors, so healthcare came from midwives, bonesetters who also cut hair and removed cataracts, ministers, and community members, including apothecaries and plantation root doctors who were knowledgeable about plants.
—
Katherine Ott,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
It was printed in newspapers in England, too—where King George III spent the next month reminding his ministers that America was in a state of rebellion and should be treated accordingly.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit.
—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Venezuelan and Spanish ministers will speak again in the coming hours to finalize the details of the assistance.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The schism prompted Faye to fire Sonko and dissolve his government before appointing new ministers.
—
Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministers
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In an era when athletes are often measured by their social media following or endorsement portfolio, Isaac quietly became one of Central Florida’s most dependable ambassadors.
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The Inyambo breed stands apart as cultural ambassadors and heritage symbols in Rwanda and Uganda.
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Survivors have fought for a full public account of priests, with San Francisco the only diocese in the state that has not released such a list of clergy abuse offenders.
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More than 680 priests served in the diocese during the 75 years covered in the investigation.
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The names of the man, the deputies and the Plantation officer were not released.
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Investigators said deputies then conducted a tactical retreat while continuing to order the suspect to drop the weapon.
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Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
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But on July 2, 1776, as the mighty British army sailed into New York Harbor, the delegates in Philadelphia's Independence Hall voted yea.
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On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property.
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Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
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In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67.
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Other performers have yet to be officially confirmed by attendees or representatives for Swift and Kelce at the time of publication, though Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw are both believed to have also taken the stage.
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The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
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The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
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Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.
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By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
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“Ministers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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