This is the 514th most frequent Croatian word.
ministarstvo
"Ministarstvo" means "ministry" (a government department).
Contextually, 'ministarstvo' refers to a governmental department responsible for specific administrative areas.
Ministarstvo financija je donijelo novi zakon.
The Ministry of Finance has enacted a new law.
Here, 'ministarstvo' pertains to the physical office or building of a governmental department.
Jučer sam posjetio ministarstvo u vezi s mojim papirologijom.
Yesterday I visited the ministry regarding my paperwork.
In this sentence, 'ministarstvo' represents the collective entity comprising employees and its functioning as an institution.