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minister

noun [C] (COUNTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE)
 
 
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ US  /-stɚ/ specialized

Definition

a person below the rank of ambassador whose job is to represent his or her country in a foreign country: the Belgian minister in MadridDiplomacy and mediation
(Definition of minister noun (COUNTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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