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Meanings

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figurehead minister; titular minister

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo referring to a minister who holds a title but lacks real power or influence, often used in political commentary.

彼かれは伴ばん食しょく大だい臣じんに過すぎず、実じっ権けんは全まったくなかった。
He was nothing more than a figurehead minister, with no real power at all.
その内ない閣かくでは伴ばん食しょく大だい臣じんが何なん人にんもいたと言いわれている。
It is said that there were several titular ministers in that cabinet.