minister without portfolio
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of minister without portfolio
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In 1997 their work paid off, and following the landslide victory, Mandelson was given the job of minister without portfolio and then trade secretary.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
Officially she has been given the title of minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023
“Anyone who knows Prime Minister Netanyahu knows that his personal and political abilities, in particular, are above question,” said May Golan, a minister without portfolio in Mr. Netanyahu’s cabinet.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023
At several of those meetings, Giorgos Gerapetritis, a minister without portfolio in Greece’s government, acted as Mitsotakis’s representative, according to both people.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023
Abigail was his chief domestic minister without portfolio.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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