# shadow minister

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In British and some Commonwealth parliaments, a member of an opposition party, with responsibility for a particular portfolio.

## Etymology
See Shadow Cabinet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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