Ministry vs Agent - What's the difference?
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Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
A ministration
The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
(Christianity)
One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent ; as, heat is a powerful agent.
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
As nouns the difference between ministry and agent
is that ministry is government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, eg secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity while agent is agent (intermediary for certain services, such as for artistic performances or public relations).ministry
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Noun
(wikipedia ministry) (ministries)- She works for the ministry of finance.
- ''The premier offered his last ministry' s resignation to the monarch, and is asked the form a new one in accordance with the election results
- the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
Derived terms
* bus ministry * ministerialagent
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(wikipedia agent)Noun
(en noun)- Heaven made us agents , free to good or ill. --Dryden.
- I see in him [Moby Dick] outrageous strength, with an inscrutable malice sinewing it. That inscrutable thing is chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent , or be the white whale principal, I will wreak that hate upon him. --Herman Melville, , ch. 36