minister without portfolio

noun, plural ministers without portfolios.

a minister of state who is not appointed to any specific department in a government.

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Origin of minister without portfolio

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby minister without portfolio

minister, minister of state, minister of the crown, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, minister without portfolio, ministerial, ministerialist, ministerium, ministrant, ministrate
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