noun

portfolio

the responsibilities assigned to an official or role

The minister's portfolio includes transportation.

Etymology

The original paper-carrying case suggested the papers attached to a minister’s work. Portfolio came to name the responsibilities represented by those documents.

More examples

He received a new portfolio.
Several portfolios changed hands.
Her portfolio expanded after the reorganization.

Forms

portfolio · portfolios

Similar words

brief: The assigned area of responsibility.
remit: The scope of a role, often a more formal term.