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A 2018-08-30 23:40:49 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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OK. I concede I was wrong. I'd forgotten about this usage. |
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A* 2018-08-30 22:53:07 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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Shorter OED: "ministry ... 3. collect. The body of executive officers responsible for the functions of the government or the law; now spec. the ministers responsible for the administration of a country or State. ..." |
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Sounds like 内閣 is a good fit there. |
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A* 2018-08-30 22:20:08
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_(
collective_executive) |
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A* 2018-08-30 20:13:34 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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Are they? To me (a BrE speaker), a cabinet is a group of senior ministers (which includes the PM), whereas a ministry is a government department headed by a minister. |
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A 2018-08-30 00:01:38 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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リーダーズ+プラス "ministry" entry:
2a ...《特に英国または欧州の政府の》全閣僚, 内閣.
･form a ministry 内閣を組織する. |
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In BrEng, AusEng, etc. "cabinet" and "ministry" are close to synonyms. |
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+<gloss>ministry</gloss> |
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A* 2018-08-29 18:37:37 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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"Ministry" isn't right.
Not [adj-no]. |
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-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>cabinet</gloss>
-<gloss>(government) ministry</gloss>
+<gloss>cabinet (of a government)</gloss> |