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Noun minister has 4 senses
- curate, minister, parson, pastor, rector - a person authorized to conduct religious worship
--1 is a kind of clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
--1 has particulars: ministrant
- minister, government minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
--2 is a kind of executive, executive director
--2 has particulars:
- minister, diplomatic minister - a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
--3 is a kind of diplomat, diplomatist
- minister - the job of a head of a government department
--4 is a kind of public service
--4 has particulars: cabinet minister
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