minita
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to minister, service, administer, act as a minister, ordain as a minister.
Nā tēnei mahi hoki e minitatia nei i whiwhi ai te hunga tapu ki ngā mea i kore i a rātou, ā nā reira anō i hua noa atu ai ngā whakawhetai ki te Atua (PT 1Tīmoti 1:12). / For the administration of this service not only supplies the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God.
Synonyms: whakaminita, whakaekeeke, karakia, whakarato, rato, ratonga, tuku
2. (loan) (noun) minister, reverend, cabinet minister.
Nā te mahi a te minita mō te taha Māori, i whiwhi ai, i ngā kōrerotanga mō ngā whenua Māori, e te Kāwanatanga (TW 12/2/1875:10). / As a result of the efforts of the Minister for Native Affairs, he has succeeded in the negotiations for the acquirement of Māori lands by the Government.
kāhui minita
1. (loan) (noun) cabinet - the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
Hui ai te kāhui minita i te whare pāremata i ia wiki, i ia wiki. / Cabinet meets in parliament each week.
See also rūnanga o te kāwanatanga
Synonyms: rūnanga o te kāwanatanga
