public minister
A high diplomatic representative such as an ambassador, envoy, or resident, but not including a commercial representative such as a consul. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 4. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 24–25.]
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minister
minister n. (1)部长；大臣 (2)公使；(泛指)外交使节 (→public minister) (3)代理人 (4)(基督教新教的)牧师；神职人员 教会中传播福音、履行牧养信徒职责的人。在英格兰国教中，指实施宗教管辖权的任一牧师，现主要指新教派别中的神职人员。
minister
minister, n. 1. A person acting under another’s authority; an agent. 2. A prominent government officer appointed to manage an executive or administrative department. 3. A diplomatic representative, esp. one ranking below an ambassador. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 1–5. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 2–13, 15–30.] foreign minister. 1. A minister of foreign affairs, who
republic
republic, n. A system of government in which the people hold sovereign power and elect representatives who exercise that power. • It contrasts on the one hand with a pure democracy, in which the people or community as an organized whole wield the sovereign power of government, and on the other with the rule of
public administration
In some jurisdictions, an administration by an officer appointed to administer for an intestate who has left no person entitled to apply for letters (or whose possible representatives refuse to serve). [Cases: Executors and Administrators 24.]
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department of public welfare
department of public welfare. A state-government agency that administers public-assistance programs of all types, such as food stamps and housing vouchers. • In many communities, this department is now called the Department of Human Services or Department of Social Services. — Abbr. DPW.
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public administrator
A state-appointed officer who administers intestate estates that are not administered by the decedent’s relatives. • This officer’s right to administer is usu. subordinate to the rights of creditors, but in a few jurisdictions the creditors’ rights are subordinate. [Cases: Executors and Administrators 24.]
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ecclesiastical authorities
ecclesiastical authorities. English law. The church’s hierarchy, answerable to the Crown but set apart from the rest of the citizens, responsible for superintending public worship and other religious ceremonies and for administering spiritual counsel and instruction. • In England, the several levels of the clergy are (1) archbishops and bishops, (2) deans and chapters, (3)
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