Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minister without portfolio

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: min-is-ter with-out -port-fo-lio
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

ministers without portfolio (plural) ministers without portfolios (plural)

Phrases

ambassador-at-large

Frequently Paired Words

ambassador-at-large

Questions

What does minister without portfolio mean?: 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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