minister without portfolio

noun

A member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.

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Meanings

nounminister without portfolio (plural ministers without portfolio or ministers without portfolios)

plural ministers without portfolio · plural ministers without portfolios

  1. governmentA member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不管部長 /不管部长
  • 不管部長 /不管部长 (bùguǎn-bùzhǎng)minister without permanent area of responsibility
Esperanto senpostena ministro
  • senpostena ministrominister without permanent area of responsibility
Finnish salkuton ministeri
  • salkuton ministeriminister without permanent area of responsibility
German Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich, Minister ohne Portefeuille
  • Minister ohne Geschäftsbereichminister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Minister ohne Portefeuilleminister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Ministerin ohne Geschäftsbereichminister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Ministerin ohne Portefeuilleminister without permanent area of responsibility
Hebrew שָׂר בְּלִי תִּיק
  • שָׂר בְּלִי תִּיק (sár blí tík)minister without permanent area of responsibility
Hungarian tárca nélküli miniszter
  • tárca nélküli miniszterminister without permanent area of responsibility
Indonesian menteri negara
  • menteri negaraminister without permanent area of responsibility
Norwegian Bokmål minister uten portefølje
  • minister uten porteføljeminister without permanent area of responsibility
Polish minister bez teki
  • minister bez tekiminister without permanent area of responsibility
Romanian ministru fără portofoliu
  • ministru fără portofoliuminister without permanent area of responsibility
Russian мини́стр без портфе́ля
  • мини́стр без портфе́ля (minístr bez portfélja)minister without permanent area of responsibility
Spanish ministro sin cartera
  • ministro sin carteraminister without permanent area of responsibility
Swedish konsultativt statsråd, minister utan portfölj
  • konsultativt statsrådminister without permanent area of responsibility
  • minister utan portföljminister without permanent area of responsibility
Turkish devlet bakanı
  • devlet bakanıminister without permanent area of responsibility
Cite this entry
APA

minister without portfolio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minister%20without%20portfolio

MLA

“minister without portfolio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minister%20without%20portfolio. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minister without portfolio,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minister%20without%20portfolio.

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