Ministry /(?)/

Min·is·try

Ministry

n.
  1. The act of ministering; ministration; service.
  2. Agency; instrumentality.
    The ordinary ministry of second causes.
    The wicked ministry of arms.
  3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
  4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
  5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.