Phrase guide

minister without portfolio

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government

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Broader terms: minister, government minister

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Across languages

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20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不管部長 /不管部长 (bùguǎn-bùzhǎng) — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Esperanto: senpostena ministro — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Finnish: salkuton ministeri — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Georgian: მინისტრი პორტფელის გარეშე (minisṭri ṗorṭpelis gareše) — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Georgian: უპორტფელო მინისტრი (uṗorṭpelo minisṭri) — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • German: Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • German: Minister ohne Portefeuille — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • German: Ministerin ohne Geschäftsbereich — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • German: Ministerin ohne Portefeuille — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Hebrew: שָׂר בְּלִי תִּיק (sár blí tík) — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Hungarian: tárca nélküli miniszter — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Indonesian: menteri negara — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Norwegian Bokmål: minister uten portefølje — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Polish: minister bez teki — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Romanian: ministru fără portofoliu — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Russian: мини́стр без портфе́ля (minístr bez portfélja) — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Spanish: ministro sin cartera — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Swedish: konsultativt statsråd — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Swedish: minister utan portfölj — minister without permanent area of responsibility
  • Turkish: devlet bakanı — minister without permanent area of responsibility