No. 56 in French
ministre
A government official or minister.
In a sentence
Le ministre des Finances a annoncé un nouveau budget.
The Minister of Finance announced a new budget.
In this sentence, 'ministre' refers to a political figure who heads a governmental department.
Elle aspire à devenir ministre un jour.
She aspires to become a minister one day.
Here, 'ministre' is used to refer to the career goal of holding a ministerial position.
Le ministre prêche la paix à chaque réunion de sa communauté.
The minister preaches peace at every meeting of his community.
In this context, 'ministre' refers to a spiritual or religious leader.
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