Superministry

In the Terran Federal Republic, a superministry is a ministry or department which encompasses tasks which traditionally are split between several ministries. The term is most often applied to Federal Ministries but it can also apply to Commonwealth Departments. The Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Public Services were considered superministries until the creation of the Ministry of War from the former in 2339 and the dissolution of the latter in 2493. The Federal Ministry of Industry, Energy, Economy and Finance is considered to be the last remaining Federal superministry.