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"

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

n. someone who administers a business

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

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

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

v. treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"

v. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"