chancellery vs ministry

chancellery

noun
  • The office or staff of a chancellor 

  • The rank or post of a chancellor 

  • The building in which such an office is situated 

ministry

noun
  • 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) 

  • 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 

  • The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches. 

  • Work of a spiritual or charitable nature. 

  • A ministration 

  • The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith. 

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