Talk:Council of Ministers

Chamber or Council?

I don't think I ever paid close enough attention to tiny details like this, but is Council of Ministers an interchangeable term with "Chamber of Ministers"? I thought I remembered them saying they had to consult with the Chamber of Ministers, and on one page the link to the Chamber page is even a piped link that says "Council of Ministers". --Vedek Dukat ^{Talk | Duty Roster} 19:56, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't have the episodes at hand but in the scripts the name 'chamber of ministers' is used. -- Q 21:32, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

From what I've been able to find Chamber of Ministers was used consistantly through DS9 Season 2, and no references were made again until DS9 Season 5 in "Rapture", at which point it was referred to as both the Chamber and the Council of Ministers, and after which, it was consistantly referred to the Council through the end of Season 5, and in several references in DS9 Season 6 and DS9 Season 7. Considering that "Rapture" marked the pre-planning stages of the Bajorans joining the Federation, it seemed rather coincidental that this episode marked both the first time Chamber of Ministers was referenced and the last time Council of Ministers was referenced, but odd how they were both used in the same episode in conversations between two different sets of people on the same subject.

• Winn Adami: "I suppose you've heard, Bajor will not be joining the Federation today. The Council of Ministers have voted to delay acceptance of Federation membership.
• Charlie Whatley: "Look Ben, it's not too late. You could contact the Chamber of Ministers. Tell them you were wrong. Convince them to accept Federation membership."

Quite clearly they are saying the same thing. Other than this notable transition in terminology, there also appears to be an early reference to a Bajoran Council in "Dramatis Personae" and then there is also a reference to the Board of Ministers (which may be an entirely different thing altogether) in "The Alternate". --Alan del Beccio 08:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Based on the dialogue from Rapture, IMO there would be enough evidence to merge the two articles. Kennelly 11:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Support, but I think it should be noted after the merge that two terms were used.--31dot 11:56, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Merge Suggestion (Bajoran Council)

Like our merge of Chamber of Ministers into Council of Ministers (see discussion here), this seems to be the same body having multiple names. This use in particular seems to be a shorthand for the Council of Ministers.

In any case, a single article is probably best to note all the different nomenclature. – Cleanse 07:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree with that. Merge ---- Willie ^LLAP 13:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

PNA-incomplete

As Chamber of Ministers

• DS9:
  • "The Homecoming"
  • "The Circle"
  • "The Siege"
  • "Whispers"
  • "Profit and Loss"

As Council of Ministers

• DS9:
  • "In the Cards"
  • "Call to Arms"
  • "Favor the Bold"
  • "Image in the Sand"
  • "Shadows and Symbols"

--Alan 03:02, 6 June 2008 (UTC)