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English
Etymology
See Shadow Cabinet.
Noun
shadow minister (plural shadow ministers)
- In British and some Commonwealth parliaments, a member of an opposition party, with responsibility for a particular portfolio.
- Holonym: shadow cabinet
2023 June 28, “Network News: Shadow Minister in despair over Government's RNEP stalling”, in RAIL, number 986, page 16:The phrase 'shortly', when used by government rail ministers, means at least four years... and counting, Shadow Transport Minister Tan Dhesi has stated.
Translations
member of an opposition party, with responsibility for a particular portfolio