ministerial

ministériel

Qui concerne un ministre ou le ministère qu’il dirige.

En anglais simple : Connected with a government minister or the department they lead.

• The plan needs ministerial approval.
• She accepted a ministerial post in the new government.
• The scandal raised questions about ministerial responsibility.

Expressions courantes : ministerial meeting, ministerial responsibility, ministerial post

pastoral

Qui concerne le travail ou les devoirs d’un responsable religieux.

En anglais simple : Connected with a religious leader’s work or duties.

• Her ministerial duties include visiting sick people.
• The college offers ministerial training for future pastors.
• He returned to ministerial work in a small parish.

Synonymes : pastoral, clerical

Expressions courantes : ministerial duties, ministerial training, ministerial work

administratif, procédural

Effectué selon des instructions établies, sans prendre soi-même de décisions importantes.

En anglais simple : Done by following set instructions, without making important decisions yourself.

• Copying the record is a ministerial task.
• The clerk performed a purely ministerial act by stamping the form.
• These ministerial duties require accuracy but no independent judgment.

Synonymes : procedural, administrative

Expressions courantes : ministerial task, ministerial duty, purely ministerial act

réunion ministérielle

Rencontre entre les ministres de pays qui coopèrent.

En anglais simple : A meeting of government ministers from countries that work together.

• The ministerial begins tomorrow.
• Defence ministers met at the annual ministerial.
• Delegates prepared an agenda for next month’s ministerial.

Synonymes : ministerial meeting

Expressions courantes : attend a ministerial, foreign ministers’ ministerial, nato ministerial