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ministra

minister

noun mee-NEES-trah Less Common

Usage Note

Ministra is the feminine form of ministro (government minister); both are standard and widely used in formal and journalistic Spanish. The generic job title is ministro/a; in Spain and Latin America the form used matches the officeholder's gender.

Examples

"La ministra presentó el nuevo proyecto de ley."

Natural Translation

The minister presented the new bill.

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