minister

/ˈmɪnɪstər/ noun [C]

Definition

GOVERNMENT › a politician who is responsible for a government department or has an important position in it: a finance/health minister

CHURCH › a priest in some Christian churches: a Baptist/Methodist minister → See also prime minister

(Definition of minister noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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