MINISTERS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

ministers

noun

plural of minister

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 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 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 Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel. — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 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 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 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. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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The pet food brand is looking for one kitten and one puppy to serve as honorary brand ambassadors and help spread the word about healthy eating.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 July 2026
They’re heavily scheduled as working training vessels and ambassadors of goodwill, and merely getting on their itineraries required planning that began in April 2020.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

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In places such as Taiwan, Daoist priests can be seen today conducting rituals at community temples and annual festivals.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Without bishops, De Piante said, the SSPX would eventually have no priests to celebrate Mass, hear confessions or administer the sacraments that members believe are central to their spiritual lives.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

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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.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
But on July 2, 1776, as the mighty British army sailed into New York Harbor, the delegates in Philadelphia's Independence Hall voted yea.

— Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Definition of delegates

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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.

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Definition of preachers

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In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
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.

— Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 4 July 2026

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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.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
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.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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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.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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.

— Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025