Minister, noun
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- English, AfrikaansShow more English, probably influenced by Afrikaans usage.
The title given to a government minister, used with a surname.
1938 George & Knysna Herald 19 Oct. 1Persons who put various schemes to Minister Fourie received a very sympathetic hearing.
1989 M. Manley tr. of L.M. Oosthuizen’s Media Policy & Ethics 32Minister Barend du Plessis..cites free expression of opinion as a basic principle...In the light of the new constitutional dispensation, ex-Minister Chris Heunis..used the term ‘consensus democracy’.
The title given to a government minister, used with a surname.
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