/ˈmɪnɪstri ||; ˈmɪnɪstrɪ/noun
[C] (pluralministries) (also department) a government department that has a particular area of responsibility 部(政府内专门负责某方面事务的部门):
the Ministry of Defence国防部 Department is the only word used in American English. 美国英语只用department一词。