minister
/ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मिनिस्टर
मंत्री; पादरी
Basic word
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a senior member of the government who is in charge of a government department; a Christian priest in some churches; a person who represents their government in a foreign country (below an ambassador)
मंत्री; पादरी
- the Prime Minister
- the Minister of Education
- The Minister of Health spoke to the press this morning.
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- The Prime Minister met several foreign leaders during the summit.
- The new education minister promised to improve rural schools.
- A minister from the embassy attended the opening ceremony.
- The Chief Minister visited the flood-hit villages.
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[I] ~ to sb/sth formal
to care for somebody, especially somebody who is sick or old
सेवा करना
- She ministered to the sick.
- Volunteers ministered to the injured after the accident.
- The nurse ministered to the old man night and day.
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- Doctors ministered to the villagers during the epidemic.
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minister of / for + department
Use 'of' for the area of government a minister runs; 'for' is also common in British usage, especially with 'Minister for'.
मंत्री जिस विभाग को चलाता है उसके लिए 'of' आता है; ब्रिटिश प्रयोग में विशेषकर 'Minister for' भी आम है।
- The Minister of Education visited our school.
- She became the Minister for Railways last year.
capital letter for a title
Write Minister with a capital letter when it is part of a title, and with a small letter when it is general.
जब 'Minister' किसी पद-नाम का हिस्सा हो तब उसे capital letter से लिखा जाता है, और सामान्य अर्थ में small letter से।
- The Prime Minister addressed the nation.
- Every minister signed the document.
minister to + person (verb)
As a verb it is always followed by 'to' and means to care for people who need help.
Verb के रूप में इसके बाद सदा 'to' आता है और इसका अर्थ ज़रूरतमंद लोगों की देखभाल करना है।
- Nurses ministered to the injured throughout the night.
- The volunteers ministered to the flood victims.
minister + religious sense
In some countries and Christian churches, a minister is also a priest or clergyman who leads worship.
कुछ देशों और ईसाई चर्चों में minister का अर्थ पूजा करवाने वाला पादरी भी होता है।
- The minister blessed the newly married couple.
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adjective + minister
primefinancedefenceforeignchief
- The finance minister presented the Budget in February.
verb + minister
appointsackelectmeetcriticise
- The Chief Minister appointed a new committee.
minister + verb
resignannounceinaugurateaddressvisit
- The minister inaugurated the new library on Monday.
minister + of / for
of stateof educationof healthfor railwayswithout portfolio
- The Minister of State for Health answered the question in Parliament.
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- The Union Minister promised to build a new bridge over the river.
केंद्रीय मंत्री ने नदी पर एक नया पुल बनाने का वादा किया।
- Who is the present Education Minister of your state?
आपके राज्य के वर्तमान शिक्षा मंत्री कौन हैं?
- The minister resigned after the scandal came to light.
घोटाला सामने आने के बाद मंत्री ने इस्तीफ़ा दे दिया।
- Radhika's father worked as a private secretary to a minister.
राधिका के पिता एक मंत्री के निजी सचिव के रूप में काम करते थे।
- The doctors ministered to the villagers during the epidemic.
महामारी के दौरान डॉक्टरों ने ग्रामीणों की देखभाल की।
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✗ The doctor ministered the patients all night.
✓ The doctor ministered to the patients all night.
Minister as a verb needs the preposition 'to' before the people being cared for.
Verb के रूप में 'minister' के बाद देखभाल पाने वाले लोगों से पहले 'to' लगाना आवश्यक है।
✗ He is a minister in the Delhi government since 2020.
✓ He has been a minister in the Delhi government since 2020.
With 'since', use the present perfect, not the simple present; and a member is 'in' a government.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं; साथ ही सरकार के सदस्य के लिए 'in' लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name people in authority, but they differ in the kind of power and place they belong to.
ये शब्द अधिकार वाले व्यक्तियों के नाम हैं, पर अधिकार के प्रकार और स्थान में इनमें अंतर है।
A senior member of a government who heads a department.
सरकार का वरिष्ठ सदस्य जो किसी विभाग का प्रमुख होता है।
- The minister met the school principals.
An official, often a civil servant, who runs a department's daily work under the minister.
एक अधिकारी, प्रायः सिविल सेवक, जो मंत्री के अधीन विभाग का दैनिक काम संभालता है।
- The Education Secretary issued the circular.
A minister-level representative sent to live in another country for his or her own country.
अपने देश की ओर से दूसरे देश में रहने के लिए भेजा गया उच्च स्तरीय प्रतिनिधि।
- India's ambassador to France met the President.
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minister to sb/sth
(formal) to care for sb, especially sb who is sick or old
(किसी की) सेवा करना, देखभाल करना
- Nurses ministered to the wounded soldiers.
- She spent years ministering to the needs of the poor.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President (Article 75) and heads the Council of Ministers; the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)); there are three types of ministers: Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers; the size of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15 per cent of the Lok Sabha's strength (91st Amendment, 2003); Chief Ministers head state governments (Article 164).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: प्रधानमंत्री की नियुक्ति राष्ट्रपति करते हैं (अनुच्छेद 75) और वे मंत्रिपरिषद के प्रमुख होते हैं; मंत्रिपरिषद सामूहिक रूप से लोकसभा के प्रति उत्तरदायी है (अनुच्छेद 75(3)); मंत्री तीन प्रकार के होते हैं: कैबिनेट मंत्री, राज्य मंत्री और उप मंत्री; मंत्रिपरिषद का आकार लोकसभा की सदस्य संख्या के 15 प्रतिशत से अधिक नहीं हो सकता (91वाँ संशोधन, 2003); मुख्यमंत्री राज्य सरकारों के प्रमुख होते हैं (अनुच्छेद 164)।
Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister and Indira Gandhi the first woman Prime Minister.
जवाहरलाल नेहरू भारत के पहले प्रधानमंत्री और इंदिरा गांधी पहली महिला प्रधानमंत्री थीं।