<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor</li><li>a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at Mass</li><li>a person appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, especially to that of head of an administrative department: the minister of finance</li><li>a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador</li><li>a person acting as the agent or instrument of another</li></ul>