dicastero
ministry, government department
noun dee-kah-STEH-roh Rare
Origin: Greek dikaion (right, justice) via ecclesiastical Latin diacasteria
Usage Note
Dicastero refers to a government ministry or, in Vatican usage, a congregation or pontifical body. In Italian civil administration it is synonymous with ministero; in Vatican context — e.g. Dicastero per la Dottrina della Fede — the term is preferred over ministero. The plural is regular: i dicasteri.
Examples
"Il dicastero ha approvato il nuovo regolamento."
Natural Translation
The ministry approved the new regulation.

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