cabinet minister
Executive department head
A cabinet minister is a senior government official who heads a major department and serves as an adviser to the head of government.
In parliamentary systems, cabinet ministers are typically members of the legislature who oversee areas like defense, finance, or health: The cabinet minister for education announced new funding.
The term is more common in British and Commonwealth usage than American.
Collected works or assets
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- undersecretaryDeputy to department head
- appointeePerson named to position
- incumbentCurrent position holder
chancellor · premier · officeholder · statesman · stateswoman · public servant · government official · councilor
National legislative assembly
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- caucusParty selection meeting
- debateFormal argument on issues
- electionOrganized public voting
constituency · democracy · diplomacy · negotiation · bipartisan · opposition · backbencher · frontbencher
Organizational oversight and control
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- agencyPower to act
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
executive branch · government · regime · public service · oversight · jurisdiction · mandate · accountability
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
sanction · ratification · leadership · command · sway · leverage · discretion · patronage
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- undersecretaryDeputy to department head
- appointeePerson named to position
incumbent · chancellor · premier · officeholder · statesman · stateswoman · public servant · government official · councilor · foreign secretary
parliament
National legislative assembly
election · constituency · democracy · diplomacy · negotiation · bipartisan · opposition · backbencher · frontbencher · question time
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- agencyPower to act
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
civil service · executive branch · government · regime · public service · oversight · jurisdiction · mandate · accountability · transparency
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
veto · sanction · ratification · leadership · command · sway · leverage · discretion · patronage · endorsement
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
directive · regulation · statute · measure · proposal · enactment · decree · provision · amendment · implementation
- ministerspremier, foreign secretary, secretary of state
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, federal government, parliamentary democracy, Bank of Canada
- Canadian ParliamentHouse of Commons, Senate, Parliament Hill, MP, senator
- Canadian PoliticsPierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, premier, legislature, MLA
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
cabinet ministerprivate citizen
ordinary citizen · member of the public · outsider · opposition leader · dissident
cabinet, minister, ministry, cabinets, ministers, ministerial, ministering, ministries, ministration