ministère
ministry (government department)
noun mee-nees-TAIR Less Common
Origin: Latin 'ministerium' (service, office)
Usage Note
Ministère refers to a government department headed by a ministre ('minister'). Le ministère de l'Éducation is the Ministry of Education. The building or its staff can also be called le ministère. Not to be confused with ministère in a religious sense, which in French is usually ministère pastoral or simply mission.
Examples
"Le ministère a annoncé une nouvelle loi."
Natural Translation
The ministry announced a new law.
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