ministerial

ministerial
Subservient or subsidiary; mandatory as opposed to judicial or discretionary; pertaining to an act or duty performed in accordance with legal authority, rather than with regard to propriety, judgment etc. Antin v Union High School Dist. 130 Or 461, 280 P 664, 66 ALR 1271.

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  • ministerial — MINISTERIÁL, Ă, ministeriali, e, adj. Care aparţine unui ministru sau unui minister, privitor la un ministru sau la un minister, emis de un ministru sau de un minister; de ministru sau de minister. ♢ Bancă ministerială = locul pe care îl ocupă… …   Dicționar Român

  • Ministerial — Min is*te ri*al, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F. minist[ e]riel. See {Minister}, and cf. {Minstrel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. [1913 Webster] Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. Prior.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ministerial — min·is·te·ri·al /ˌmi nə stir ē əl/ adj 1: being or having the characteristics of an act or duty prescribed by law as part of the duties of an administrative office 2: relating to or being an act done after ascertaining the existence of a… …   Law dictionary

  • ministerial — UK US /ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəriəl/ adjective GOVERNMENT ► relating to or involving government ministers: ministerial job/role/post »He could be in line for a ministerial job soon after the election. »The plan awaits ministerial approval. »a ministerial… …   Financial and business terms

  • ministerial — adjetivo 1. Del ministerio, del gobierno del Estado o de algunos de sus ministros: Le han ofrecido un cargo ministerial. 2. Uso/registro: restringido. Que apoya públicamente al ministerio de un gobierno: en medios de información ministeriales, en …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • ministerial — 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al ministerio o gobierno del Estado, o a alguno de los ministros encargados de su despacho. 2. Dicho de una persona: Que en las Cortes o en la prensa apoya habitualmente a un ministerio. Diputado ministerial. U. t …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Ministerial — (v. lat. Ministerialis, Dienstmann), im frühen Mittelalter jede Person, welche einem Herren zu irgend einer Dienstleistung verpflichtet ist. In der ältesten Zeit hießen so bes. diejenigen Unfreien, welche zur Verrichtung der häuslichen Dienste… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • ministerial — (adj.) 1560s, of religion; 1650s, of state; in some uses from M.Fr. ministériel and directly from M.L. ministerialis pertaining to service, of a minister, from L. ministerium (see MINISTRY (Cf. ministry)); in some cases probably directly from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ministerial — adj. 2 g. 1. Do ministério ou a ele relativo. 2. De ministro. • s. 2 g. 3. Partidário de um ministério ou governo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • ministerial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a minister or ministers. DERIVATIVES ministerially adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • ministerial — [min΄is tir′ē əl] adj. [Fr ministériel < LL ministerialis] 1. of ministry, a minister, or ministers collectively 2. serving as a minister, or agent; subordinate 3. a) having the nature of or characteristic of the administrative functions of… …   English World dictionary

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