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| portfolio |
the office or functions of a minister of state or cabinet member. [1/4 definitions] |
| preacher |
one who preaches, esp. a minister or clergyman. |
| premier |
see "prime minister." [1/3 definitions] |
| prime minister |
the chief minister and head of the cabinet in parliamentary governments. |
| secretary of state |
any government minister for foreign relations. [1/4 definitions] |
| sinecure |
a position for a church minister that includes a salary but does not require pastoral duties. [1/2 definitions] |
| subminister |
combined form of minister. |
| superminister |
combined form of minister. |
| surgery |
(Chiefly British) a meeting held by a Minister of Parliament or local government official in which members of the public can raise issues, obtain advice, or get information. [1/6 definitions] |
| taoiseach |
(Irish; often cap.) the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland. |
| Winston Churchill |
a British statesman and author (b.1874--d.1965); prime minister in 1940-45 and 1951-55. |
| Yalta Conference |
the February 1945 meeting of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Yalta, Crimea, U.S.S.R. |
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