n. the job of a head of a government department

n. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

n. a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"

n. the state of being controlled or governed

n. the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

v. work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"

n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

n. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

n. someone who administers a business

n. a person who is head of an administrative department of government

n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

n. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

n. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

n. nonelective government officials

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

n. a national legislative assembly

n. a legislative assembly in certain countries

n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

n. someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

n. spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

n. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

n. someone who supervises (an examination)

n. nonelective government officials

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

n. business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

v. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"