{
    "term": "ministry",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a government department that has a particular area of responsibility",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Ministry of Defence has issued the following statement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A ministry spokesperson defended the measures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He assumed direct control of key ministries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president took over the Ministry of Justice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a senior man in the Ministry of Health"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture"
                },
                {
                    "text": "on ministry-owned land"
                },
                {
                    "text": "staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["government", "Agriculture", "Defence"],
                "verb + ministry": ["run", "take over", "create"],
                "ministry + verb": [
                    "approve something",
                    "support something",
                    "control something"
                ],
                "ministry + noun": ["official", "spokesman", "spokesperson"],
                "preposition": [
                    "at the ministry",
                    "in the ministry",
                    "within the ministry"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a department at the ministry",
                    "a department in the ministry"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the work of a minister of religion",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was an excellent candidate for the Baptist ministry."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["church", "Christian", "evangelical"],
                "verb + ministry": ["begin", "enter", "leave"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the spiritual work or service of a Christian or group of Christians; the period of time spent serving the Church",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The church provides a valuable ministry to a growing population."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["church", "Christian", "evangelical"],
                "verb + ministry": ["begin", "enter", "leave"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪstri/",
                "audio": "mi/ministry/ministry__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪnɪstri/",
                "audio": "mi/ministry/ministry__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in senses (2) and (3)): from Latin ministerium, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’."
}