ministry
Collocations
14(noun.)
ADJ
government | Agriculture, Defence, Education, Environment, Finance, Foreign (Affairs), Health, Interior, Justice, Transport, etc.
key
The new government appointed experienced officials to run the key ministries.
VERB + MINISTRY
run
take over
After the election, the new government took over the Ministry of Education.
create
MINISTRY + VERB
approve sth, support sth
The ministry supported the new education program with additional funding.
control sth
own sth
The ministry owns several public buildings in the city center.
MINISTRY + NOUN
official, spokesperson
PREP
at the ~
She got a job at the Ministry of Education last year.
for a/the ~, in/within the ~
She worked for the ministry for ten years before deciding to change careers.
~ of
The Ministry of Education announced new policies for schools across the country.
PHRASES
a department at/in the ministry