ministerial
adj.adj. relating to a government minister or the official work of a ministry. You use it to describe decisions, meetings, or documents that come from the highest level of government.
adj. relating to a government minister, a ministry, or the executive branch of government. Typically used in formal political and legal contexts to distinguish executive actions from legislative or judicial ones.
The ministerial decision changed the new law.
The ministerial committee met to discuss the budget.
The ministerial decree overrode the local council's previous ruling.
Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister + -ial. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis.
Typically used attributively before nouns like 'decision', 'meeting', or 'committee'.