[
  {
    "word": "ministry",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8m\u026an\u026ast\u0279i/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8m\u026an\u026ast\u0279i/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "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",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She works for the ministry of finance."
          },
          {
            "definition": "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)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ministration",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the present ministry of the Holy Spirit"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ministry"
    ]
  }
]