Minister
Cabinet Member
noun
A big servant is bigger than the rest of the servants. One type of servant is one who serves the people (as is the case with this one). A big servant is someone high up in the realm of serving the people. So, let's call this big servant a minister or cabinet member. Big cheese.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
大臣の発言がニュースで大きく取り上げられました。
The minister's statement was widely covered in the news.
財務大臣が来年度の予算案を発表しました。
The Finance Minister announced next year's budget plan.
お言葉ですが、大臣は、国民の声をもっとしっかりと聞くべきだと思います。
With all due respect, Minister, I believe you should listen more carefully to the voices of the people.
彼女は大臣たちに会議の前に資料を配るのを忘れてしまったために、首になっちゃったんだよ。
She was fired because she forgot to hand out the documents to the cabinet members before the meeting.