finance minister

collocation in English

meaningsoffinanceandminister

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finance
noun
uk
/ˈfaɪ.næns/us
/ˈfaɪ.næns/
(the management of) a supply ...
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minister
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/us
/ˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/
a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position ...
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(Definition offinanceandministerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinance minister

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Interest groups, for instance, started to negotiate directly with thefinanceministerrather than with deputies or senators.
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This proposal was resisted by afinanceministerwho may have hoped to remain in place.
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Financeministerreplaced by private sector business leader.
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Pledge by government to deal with chronic corruption - to that effect, 576 public officials, including several deputy ministers, referred to disciplinary committee on charges of bribery andfinanceministerresigns.
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Of course, you had to start off by speaking like afinanceminister: everything is far too expensive, everything is far too high.
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He was recognised not least in this country as a most successfulfinanceminister.
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I think all countries should do this; it should not be a technocratic choice by afinanceministerand some civil servants.
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It was refused by several governments, including some whose leadership, or whosefinanceminister, is from your party.
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We have now heard onefinanceministerin particular coming out with preposterous arguments to justify why this deficit is necessary right now in order for us to achieve growth.
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Nofinanceministerwould countenance such procedures.
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He was re-elected to a third term in the 1995 election and given the senior portfolio offinanceminister.
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He was alsofinanceministerfrom 1910 until 1914 and 1920 until 1921.
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Jayawardena was thefinanceministerof the country.
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Much later he became thefinanceministerof the tax office.
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As provincialfinanceminister, he presented development-oriented budgets to the military government.
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The powers of afinanceministervary between governments.
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The duties of afinanceministerdiffer between countries.
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He continued as thefinanceministerof the state for 9 years and presented the annual state budget a record 9 times.
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He wasfinanceministerfor a short time in 1948.
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