minister vs secretary

minister

noun
  • A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service). 

  • A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church. 

  • A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. 

  • In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador. 

verb
  • To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service. 

  • to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship 

secretary

noun
  • The head of a department of government. 

  • A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire. 

  • A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. 

  • A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius. 

  • A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations. 

verb
  • To serve as a secretary of. 

How often have the words minister and secretary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )