ministry
min.is.try \'min-*-stre-\ n 1: MINISTRATION 2: the office, duties, or
functions of a minister 3: the body of ministers of religion : CLERGY 4:
AGENCY, INSTRUMENTALITY 5: the period of service or office of a minister
or ministry often cap 6a: the body of ministers governing a nation or
state from which a smaller cabinet is sometimes selected 6b: the group of
ministers constituting a cabinet 7a: a government department presided over
by a minister 7b: the building in which the business of a ministry is
transacted