portfolio

noun [C] (JOB)

/ˌpɔːtˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/

/ˌpɔːrtˈfoʊ.li.oʊ/ (plural portfolios)

Definition

› UK specialized a particular job or area of responsibility of a member of a government: The prime minister offered her the foreign affairs portfolio.Government administration and organisationDuty, obligation and responsibility without portfolio UK specialized › In Britain, a minister without portfolio is an important government official who is not in charge of a particular department, but who still takes part in the decisions of the government.Government ministers and civil servants

(Definition of portfolio noun (JOB) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)