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A 2024-01-17 04:24:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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It's a bit BrE so the extra gloss might help. |
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A* 2024-01-17 02:25:38 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
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https://www.the74million.org/article/the-veepstakes-is-taking-over-but-the-education-world-wants-to-know-who-will-replace-devos/
> Rees poured some cold water on the idea, noting that Ivanka Trump’s current job as a kind of minister-without-portfolio and senior adviser likely offers greater scope and fewer demands. |
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Apparently the phrase isn't unheard of in American politics, but my intuition is that it must be very rare. I like to think I have at least an average education, but I don't think I've ever heard the expression.
One of the most common criticisms of JMdict that I see is about the reliance upon potentially obscure set-phrases like this. |
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A* 2024-01-17 00:25:47 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minister without portfolio
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/minister-without-portfolio |
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"minister without portfolio" is a set phrase. I'm not sure a second gloss is needed. |
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A* 2024-01-16 19:14:30 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
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gg5: a Minister 《of State》 without portfolio.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/portfolio
portfolio noun [C] (JOB)
politics UK specialized
a particular job or area of responsibility of a member of a government:
The prime minister offered her the foreign affairs portfolio. |
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This usage of "portfolio" was unfamiliar to me. |
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-<gloss>minister without a portfolio</gloss>
+<gloss>minister without portfolio</gloss>
+<gloss>minister without appointed duties</gloss> |