No. 171 in Latvian
ministrijas
"Ministrijas" means "ministries" in English.
In a sentence
Latvijā ir vairākas ministrijas, kas pārvalda dažādas nozares.
In Latvia, there are several ministries that manage different sectors.
In this sentence, 'ministrijas' is used to denote governmental departments or ministries responsible for various fields of public administration.
Ministrijas atbildība ir nodrošināt tiesiskumu valstī.
The ministry's responsibility is to ensure legality in the country.
Here, 'ministrijas' refers to a specific ministry whose role is elaborated in the context, showing its functional obligations.
Pēdējās valdības izmaiņas ietekmēja arī vairākas ministrijas.
Recent governmental changes also affected several ministries.
In this usage, 'ministrijas' is used to indicate different ministries collectively influenced by political modifications.
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