ministerial duty

collocation in English

meaningsofministerialandduty

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ministerial
adjective
uk
/ˌmɪn.ɪˈstɪə.ri.əl/us
/ˌmɪn.əˈstɪr.i.əl/
relating to or involving a minister (= an important member of ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofministerialanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is and must remain aministerialdutyof loyalty.
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This is a gross abrogation of the duties that she took upon herself in taking on herministerialduty.
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When the judge arrives, is the officer to be then appointed on that day for the purpose of carrying out thisministerialduty?
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Is it not a grave dereliction ofministerialdutyto have allowed this to happen?
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Secondly, what is theministerialdutyto appraise professional merit and incompetence?
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In his statement, he has failed in hisministerialdutyto the arts generally.
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It is part of myministerialdutyto ensure that the project is successful and gives value for money to the industry.
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That is an unwitting dereliction ofministerialduty.
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But his impatience, although understandable, is not entirely justified, in view of theministerialduty to achieve value for money on such a massive procurement project.
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Nor was it simply that ministerial duties made considerable demands on their time and energy.
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I meet representatives of broadcasters and other media organisations very regularly in the course of my ministerial duties.
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However, if their ministerial duties had taken them to the isolated villages in my constituency, they would not have been so lucky.
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It has not so far been necessary to consult any outside bodies in the discharge of my ministerial duties.
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Sadly, because of his ministerial duties, he is unable to participate in this debate.
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I regularly use trains in the course of my ministerial duties.
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I meet representatives from many commercial organisations during the course of my ministerial duties.
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That was a lawful administrative decision taken in the due exercise of his ministerial duties and in the due discharge of his discretion.
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Fortunately, it is not for me to decide on the allocation of ministerial duties.
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It is an important part of his ministerial duties to support our national teams.
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We make no complaint about that because we accept that ministerial duties have taken him elsewhere.
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