Key terms & definitions

The lowest rate of pay permitted under a law or agreement.

The lowest rate of pay that an employer is legally permitted to pay an eligible worker.

The lowest hourly pay an employer is legally allowed to pay an eligible worker; the applicable rate depends on the legal category.

Digging beneath a wall’s foundations to make the wall collapse.

The extraction of raw materials, such as metal ores, from the ground.

A plot of ground that a prospector asserted the right to work for minerals.

Permission granted by a government to explore for or extract minerals in a specified area.

A person entrusted with serving and leading a Christian community, especially through worship, teaching and pastoral care.

A member of the government responsible for an area of its work.

Jesus’ public work of teaching, healing and serving others.

A name used for some government departments, such as the Ministry of Defence; it is not a separate level of government.

The Nazi government department led by Joseph Goebbels that directed propaganda and controlled public information and cultural activity.

The Nazi government department established in 1933 and headed by Joseph Goebbels, responsible for communicating Nazi messages through media and culture.

The shorter of the two arcs joining two points on a circle; its central angle is less than $180^\circ$.

A character with a smaller role than the central characters, who can still shape the plot, reveal themes or influence the reader’s judgement.

A group living within a society whose ethnic, religious or cultural identity differs from that of the majority.

The process through which an individual or smaller group changes the attitudes or behaviour of the majority.

Additional stress associated with belonging to a minority group, including experiences of discrimination and negative social attitudes.

The smaller sector formed by two radii, with a central angle less than $180^\circ$.

A sentence fragment presented as a sentence, without a complete main clause.

A musician who performed songs and instrumental music, sometimes travelling between towns or serving a wealthy household.

A place where coins are produced.

The volume of air breathed in or out each minute: $\text{minute ventilation} = \text{tidal volume} \times \text{breathing rate}$.

The volume of air breathed in or out per minute; tidal volume multiplied by breathing rate. Also called minute ventilation.

A quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain communal prayers.

A Russian village commune that managed communal land, commonly divided among peasant households in scattered strips.

An extraordinary event understood by believers as an act of God revealing divine power or purpose.

The miracle described in the Kevatta Sutta in which teaching guides people to direct their thoughts and attention, let go of unhelpful states and develop their practice.

The line in which a graph is mirrored during a reflection, such as the $x$-axis or $y$-axis.

Small mirrors incorporated into the decoration of fabric.