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Each ministry acted as a governing body of the Covenant, directing vital religious and secular activites within the empire. The power and prestige of their groups waxed and waned as they waged bloody internal wars for bureaucratic dominance and promotion of their particular brand of orthodoxy. Ministries controlled a large number of independent martial organisations, with the empire as a whole not having one strict standing military. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], three ministries served as the primary military force encountered by humans.<ref name="fb7">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p.7</ref> | Each ministry acted as a governing body of the Covenant, directing vital religious and secular activites within the empire. The power and prestige of their groups waxed and waned as they waged bloody internal wars for bureaucratic dominance and promotion of their particular brand of orthodoxy. Ministries controlled a large number of independent martial organisations, with the empire as a whole not having one strict standing military. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], three ministries served as the primary military force encountered by humans.<ref name="fb7">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p.7</ref> | ||
A given ministry is led by a [[San'Shyuum]] [[minister]], with a [[vice minister]] under him. Some ministries may also employ a [[Minor Minister]]. The ministries employed [[senior staffer|senior]] and [[junior staffer]]s below these leadership positions.<ref name="CH9">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 9</ref> | A given ministry is led by a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minister (title)|minister]], with a [[vice minister]] under him. Some ministries may also employ a [[Minor Minister]]. The ministries employed [[senior staffer|senior]] and [[junior staffer]]s below these leadership positions.<ref name="CH9">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 9</ref> | ||
==Known ministries of the Covenant== | ==Known ministries of the Covenant== | ||