Ministry and State

Ministry

Ministry noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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State and ministry are semantically related In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun "Ministry".

Nearby Words: minister, ministration

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Ministry and state are semantically related in government topic. Sometimes you can use "Ministry" instead a noun "State".

stable	stable ministry	stable state
single	single ministry	single state
entire	entire ministry	entire state
democratic	democratic ministry	democratic state
Other adjectives: last, previous, modern.

The Seers of the Throne have the Ministry of Panopticon, dedicated to both creating a surveillance state and creating the perception of a surveillance state.

Source: Sinister Surveillance
Season 3 makes use of China's Ministry of State Security, a real life example of this trope.

Source: State Sec
Miniplenty/Miniprod (Ministry of Plenty) keeps the population in a state of starvation.

Source: New Speak

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