ministerial

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister of religion or of the ministry.
2. Of or relating to administrative and executive duties and functions of government.
3. Law. Of, relating to, or being a mandatory act or duty admitting of no personal discretion or judgment in its performance.
4. Acting or serving as an agent; instrumental.

ministerially min'is·te'ri·al·ly adv.

adjective

Of, for, or relating to administration or administrators: administrative, directorial, executive, managerial, supervisory. See over/under.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Done under the direction of a supervisor; not involving discretion or policymaking.

Ministerial describes an act or a function that conforms to an instruction or a prescribed procedure. It connotes obedience. A ministerial act or duty is a function performed without the use of judgment by the person performing the act or duty.

IN BRIEF: Relating to the work of the spiritual head of a church. Also: Relating to actions performed by a government department.

Ministerial duties include visiting people who are not able to leave their homes.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - minister-, ministeriel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ministerieel, geestelijk

Français (French)
adj. - (GB, Pol) ministériel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ministeriell, Minister-, geistlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπουργικός, κυβερνητικός

Italiano (Italian)
ministeriale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ministerial

Русский (Russian)
министерский, служебный, вспомогательный, пастырский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ministerial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ministeriell, prästerlig, ämbets-, bidragande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
部长的, 执政的, 内阁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 部長的, 執政的, 內閣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성직[자]의, 행정상의, 이바지 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 聖職者の, 大臣の, 政府側の, 行政の, あずかって力ある, 代理の, 代表権のある, 内閣の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وزاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של כומר או הטקס שהוא עורך, מסייע בהשגת יעד, של שר או משרד ממשלתי, תומך בממשלה נגד האופוזיציה‬

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