minister without portfolio

minister without portfolio读音音标

英 [ˈministə wiˈðaut pɔ:tˈfəʊli:ˌəʊ]

美 [ˈmɪnɪstɚ wɪðˈaʊt pɔrtˈfoliˌo]

minister without portfolio意思解释

n.

政务委员，不管部部长（或大臣）；

英英释义

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision making authority wherein a minister without portfolio, while he or she may not head any particular office or ministry, does have the right to cast a vote in cabinet decisions.