Ministry

  • Law, policy, and regulation
  • Legal actor
  • Legal system

Definition

A key part of the executive branch of the government that oversees specific issues; comprised of unelected officials that oversee the day-to-day functioning of the ministry.

There could be several unelected officials in a ministry with specific functions.

Example: Ministry of environment, ministry of health.

References

See also, executive, legislature, federal, primary texts, bill, policy, regulatory agency, secondary texts, guideline, decree, rules and regulations, standards in the primer on public law and regulation.