ministerie

Definitions of ministerie
  1. noun
    a government department under the direction of a minister
    synonyms: Dept., Min., departement
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    rijksdienst, staatsdienst
    a department of government
  2. noun
    a specialized division of a large organization
    synonyms: Dept., Min., afd., afdeling, dep., departement, sectie
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    the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
    rijksdienst, staatsdienst
    a department of government
    Dept., Min., departement
    a government department under the direction of a minister
    bouwcommissie
    the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
    verkoopafdeling
    the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
    klantenservice, onderhoudsdienst, service-afdeling, servicedienst
    the division of a business that provides customer services
    thesaurie
    the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
    overheidsambt, rijksambt
    a department of the federal government of the United States
    admiraliteit
    the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
    type of:
    afd., afdeling, sectie
    an administrative unit in government or business
  3. noun
    building where the business of a government department is transacted
    synonyms: departement, ministerschap
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    bebouwing, gebouw, pand, perceel
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  4. noun
    persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
    synonyms: kabinet, ministersploeg, regeringsploeg
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    adviescollege, adviescommissie, planbord, schoonheidscommissie, welstandscommissie
    a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
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