"ministry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ministry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ministries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mynisterie}} Middle English mynisterie, {{der|en|fro|menistere}} Old French menistere, {{der|en|la|ministerium}} Latin ministerium, {{af|en|minister|-y}} minister + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} ministry (plural ministries)
  1. Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity Categories (topical): Collectives, Government, Organizations Hyponyms: government ministry Translations (government department): ministri [masculine] (Albanian), وِزَارَة (wizāra) [feminine] (Arabic), նախարարություն (naxararutʻyun) (Armenian), nazirlik (Azerbaijani), ministerioa (Basque), міністэ́рства (ministérstva) [neuter] (Belarusian), মন্ত্রক (montrok) (Bengali), ওজারত (ōjarot) (Bengali), министе́рство (ministérstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ဝန်ကြီးဌာန (wankri:htana.) (Burmese), ministeri [masculine] (Catalan), unduna (Chichewa), (bou⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (bù) (Chinese Mandarin), nazirlik (Crimean Tatar), ministerstvo [neuter] (Czech), ministerium [neuter] (Danish), ministerie [neuter] (Dutch), departement [neuter] (Dutch), ministerio (Esperanto), ministrejo (Esperanto), ministeerium (Estonian), ministeriö (Finnish), ministère [masculine] (French), სამინისტრო (saminisṭro) (Georgian), Ministerium [neuter] (German), υπουργείο (ypourgeío) [neuter] (Greek), ma'aikataa (Hausa), מִשְׂרָד (misrád) [masculine] (Hebrew), मंत्रालय (mantrālay) [masculine] (Hindi), minisztérium (Hungarian), klerkdómur [neuter] (Icelandic), ministerio (Ido), kementerian (Indonesian), aireacht [feminine] (Irish), ministero (Italian), (shō) (alt: しょう) (Japanese), министрлік (ministrlık) (Kazakh), ក្រសួង (krɑɑsuəng) (Khmer), (bu) (alt: ) (Korean), (seong) (alt: ) (Korean), министерство (ministerstvo) (Kyrgyz), ກະຊວງ (ka sūang) (Lao), ministerium [neuter] (Latin), ministrija [feminine] (Latvian), ministerija [feminine] (Lithuanian), министерство (ministerstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), kementerian (Malay), മന്ത്രാലയം (mantrālayaṁ) (Malayalam), tari (Maori), minitatanga (Maori), manatū (Maori), санваартан (sanvaartan) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), яам (jaam) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), wizara [class-11] (Ngazidja Comorian), wezaret (Northern Kurdish), wezîrî (Northern Kurdish), ministerium [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), وزارت (wezārat) [masculine] (Pashto), وِزارَت (vezârat) (Persian), Aumt [neuter] (Plautdietsch), ministerstwo [neuter] (Polish), ministério [masculine] (Portuguese), minister [masculine] (Romanian), министе́рство (ministérstvo) [neuter] (Russian), министа̀рство [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), ministàrstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), ministerstvo [neuter] (Slovak), ministrstvo [neuter] (Slovene), wasaarad (Somali), ministerio [masculine] (Spanish), cartera (Spanish), wizara (Swahili), ministär (Swedish), вазорат (vazorat) (Tajik), அமைச்சகம் (amaiccakam) (Tamil), กระทรวง (grà-suuang) (Thai), unduna (Tumbuka), bakanlık (Turkish), ministrlik (Turkmen), міністе́рство (ministérstvo) [masculine] (Ukrainian), وِزارَت (vizārat) [feminine] (Urdu), مىنىستىرلىك (ministirlik) (Uyghur), vazirlik (Uzbek), ministrlik (Uzbek), bộ (alt: ) (Vietnamese), gweinidogaeth [masculine] (Welsh), министиэристибэ (ministieristibe) (Yakut), מיניסטעריום (ministeryum) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-tTz39aeu Disambiguation of Collectives: 50 15 12 3 11 9 Disambiguation of Government: 56 38 0 6 0 0 Disambiguation of Organizations: 48 18 15 2 9 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 20 16 2 10 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 19 17 4 9 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 36 20 21 6 11 7 Disambiguation of 'government department': 94 3 1 1 1 0
  2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister) Translations (complete body of government ministers): министе́рски съве́т (ministérski sǎvét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), regering [common-gender] (Danish), kabinet [neuter] (Danish), ministerie [neuter] (Dutch), kabinet [neuter] (Dutch), regering (Dutch), gouvernement [neuter] (Dutch), cabinet [masculine] (French), ministère [masculine] (French), მინისტრთა კაბინეტი (minisṭrta ḳabineṭi) (Georgian), კაბინეტი (ḳabineṭi) (Georgian), მთავრობა (mtavroba) (Georgian), ხელისუფლება (xelisupleba) (Georgian), υπουργικό συμβούλιο (ypourgikó symvoúlio) [neuter] (Greek), κυβέρνηση (kyvérnisi) [feminine] (Greek), ministraro (Ido), kabinett [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gabinete [masculine] (Portuguese), ministério [masculine] (Portuguese), министе́рство (ministérstvo) [neuter] (Russian), Ministär (Swedish), министиэристибэ (ministieristibe) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-YlJzqxBA Disambiguation of 'complete body of government ministers': 18 69 1 9 2 0
  3. A ministration
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-EqTLnfyO
  4. The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith. Translations (practice and education of the minister of a particular religion): মোল্লাগিরি (mōllagiri) (Bengali), ubusa (Chichewa), præsteembede [neuter] (Danish), bediening van de eredienst (Dutch), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti) [neuter] (Gothic), ιερατείο (ierateío) [neuter] (Greek), ministreacht [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-IM9K6TBV Disambiguation of 'practice and education of the minister of a particular religion': 17 11 1 63 6 3
  5. (Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-ceDH~kWh Topics: Christianity
  6. (Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-ministry-en-noun-tcGFFd0o Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bus ministry, fivefold ministry, ministerial, prime ministry

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          "tags": [
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          "word": "ওজারত"
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          "lang": "Burmese",
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          "sense": "government department",
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "bou⁶",
          "sense": "government department",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "government department",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "government department",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "government department",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "government department",
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          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ministrejo"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ministeerium"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ministeriö"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saminisṭro",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "სამინისტრო"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "government department",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypourgeío",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "υπουργείο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ma'aikataa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "misrád",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "מִשְׂרָד"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mantrālay",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "मंत्रालय"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "minisztérium"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "klerkdómur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ministerio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "kementerian"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "aireacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ministero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "alt": "しょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shō",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "省"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ministrlık",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "министрлік"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "krɑɑsuəng",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ក្រសួង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "alt": "部",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bu",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "부"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "alt": "省",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seong",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "wezaret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "wezîrî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "ministerstvo",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "министерство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ka sūang",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "ກະຊວງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "ministerium"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ministrija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ministerija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ministerstvo",
          "sense": "government department",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "министерство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 1 1 1 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "government department",
          "word": "kementerian"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "government department",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "նախարարություն"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "government department",
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministerioa"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ministérstva",
      "sense": "government department",
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "মন্ত্রক"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ওজারত"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ministérstvo",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "министе́рство"
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    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "wankri:htana.",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ဝန်ကြီးဌာန"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministeri"
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    {
      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "unduna"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "bou⁶",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "部"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "部"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "nazirlik"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerium"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "departement"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministerio"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministrejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministeerium"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministeriö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministère"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saminisṭro",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "სამინისტრო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ministerium"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypourgeío",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υπουργείο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ma'aikataa"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "misrád",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "מִשְׂרָד"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mantrālay",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मंत्रालय"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "minisztérium"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klerkdómur"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministerio"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "kementerian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aireacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministero"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shō",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "省"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ministrlık",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "министрлік"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "krɑɑsuəng",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ក្រសួង"
    },
    {
      "alt": "部",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bu",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "부"
    },
    {
      "alt": "省",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seong",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "성"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "wezaret"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "wezîrî"
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ministerstvo",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "министерство"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka sūang",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ກະຊວງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerium"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ministrija"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ministerija"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ministerstvo",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "министерство"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "kementerian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "mantrālayaṁ",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "മന്ത്രാലയം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "tari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "minitatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "manatū"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
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      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "jaam",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "яам"
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      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "wizara"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerium"
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      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "wezārat",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وزارت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vezârat",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "وِزارَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Aumt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minister"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ministérstvo",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "министе́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "министа̀рство"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministàrstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministrstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "wasaarad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministerio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "cartera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "wizara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministär"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "vazorat",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "вазорат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "amaiccakam",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "அமைச்சகம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-suuang",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "กระทรวง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tum",
      "lang": "Tumbuka",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "unduna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "bakanlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministrlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ministérstvo",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "міністе́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "vizārat",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "وِزارَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ministirlik",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "مىنىستىرلىك"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "vazirlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "ministrlik"
    },
    {
      "alt": "部",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "bộ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gweinidogaeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "ministieristibe",
      "sense": "government department",
      "word": "министиэристибэ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ministeryum",
      "sense": "government department",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מיניסטעריום"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ministérski sǎvét",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "министе́рски съве́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "regering"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kabinet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ministerie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kabinet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "regering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gouvernement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabinet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministère"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "minisṭrta ḳabineṭi",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "მინისტრთა კაბინეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳabineṭi",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "კაბინეტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mtavroba",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "მთავრობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelisupleba",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "ხელისუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypourgikó symvoúlio",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υπουργικό συμβούλιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kyvérnisi",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κυβέρνηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "ministraro"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kabinett"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gabinete"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ministério"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ministérstvo",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "министе́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "Ministär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "ministieristibe",
      "sense": "complete body of government ministers",
      "word": "министиэристибэ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "mōllagiri",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "word": "মোল্লাগিরি"
    },
    {
      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "word": "ubusa"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "præsteembede"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "word": "bediening van de eredienst"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "andbahti",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ierateío",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ιερατείο"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "practice and education of the minister of a particular religion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ministreacht"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ministry"
  ],
  "word": "ministry"
}

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