This is the 514th most frequent Croatian word.
ministarstvo
"Ministarstvo" means "ministry" (a government department).
In this sentence, 'ministarstvo' represents the collective entity comprising employees and its functioning as an institution.
Svi radnici u ministarstvu su bili obaviješteni o promjeni.
All employees in the ministry were informed about the change.
Contextually, 'ministarstvo' refers to a governmental department responsible for specific administrative areas.
Ministarstvo financija je donijelo novi zakon.
The Ministry of Finance has enacted a new law.
Here, 'ministarstvo' pertains to the physical office or building of a governmental department.