Phrase guide

interior minister

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A minister typically in charge of administering policing, security and immigration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Home Secretary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: minister, government minister

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: গৃহমন্ত্রী (grihomontri) — interior minister
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內政部長 /内政部长 (nèizhèng bùzhǎng) — interior minister
  • Czech: ministr vnitra — interior minister
  • Danish: indenrigsminister — interior minister
  • Dutch: minister van Binnenlandse Zaken — interior minister
  • Estonian: siseminister — interior minister
  • Finnish: sisäministeri — interior minister
  • French: ministre de l'Intérieur — interior minister
  • French: ministre des affaires intérieures — interior minister
  • Georgian: შინაგან საქმეთა მინისტრი (šinagan sakmeta minisṭri) — interior minister
  • German: Innenminister — interior minister
  • Greek: υπουργός Εσωτερικών (ypourgós Esoterikón) — interior minister
  • Hindi: गृह मंत्री (gŕh mantrī) — interior minister
  • Hindi: गृहमंत्री (gŕhmantrī) — interior minister
  • Hungarian: belügyminiszter — interior minister
  • Indonesian: menteri dalam negeri — interior minister
  • Italian: ministro dell'interno — interior minister
  • Japanese: 内務大臣 (naimu-daijin) — interior minister
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innenriksminister — interior minister
  • Polish: minister spraw wewnętrznych — interior minister
  • Punjabi: ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਸਕੱਤਰ (grhi sakattar) — interior minister
  • Romanian: ministru al Afacerilor Interne — interior minister
  • Russian: министр внутренних дел (ministr vnutrennix del) — interior minister
  • Spanish: ministro del Interior — interior minister
  • Swedish: inrikesminister — interior minister
  • Turkish: iç işleri bakanı — interior minister
  • Yiddish: אינלאַנד־⁠מיניסטער — interior minister