kementerian
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixed of menteri + ke- -an. Doublet of kemantren.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kêmêntêrian (plural kementerian-kementerian, first-person possessive kementerianku, second-person possessive kementerianmu, third-person possessive kementeriannya)
- ministry,
- (government) ministration, the act of ministering.
- (government) 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.
- Synonym: departemen
- ministership: the position held by a minister.
Further reading[edit]
- “kementerian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.