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MINISTER, government (law)


MINISTER, government. An officer who is placed near the sovereign, and is invested with the administration of some one of the principal branches of invested with the administration of some one of the principal branches of the government. the government. 2. Ministers are responsible to the king or other supreme magistrate 2. Ministers are responsible to the king or other supreme magistrate who has appointed them. 4 Conn. 134. who has appointed them. 4 Conn. 134.