单词 | at cabinet level |
释义 | > as lemmasat cabinet level cabinet level n. and adj. (a) n. the level of the cabinet (sense A. 8), the highest level of government; frequently in at cabinet level; (b) adj. (usually with hyphen) of or belonging to a political cabinet; conducted by cabinet ministers or advisers. ΚΠ 1885 Western Times 30 May 2/5 The Colonel..is wideawake, even though his mental activity takes a lower range of business than that of the Cabinet level. 1942 Jefferson City (Missouri) Post-Tribune 13 Sept. 1/7 A cabinet-level British-U.S.-Canadian conference ended yesterday with agreement on a 10-point treatment for Britain's dollar ills. 1980 Times of India 5 Dec. 6/2 Mr. Reagan is..turning to former Nixon administration officials..to fill key cabinet-level posts. 2000 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 3 Dec. 3 He refused to comment on what action Australia could take if the situation did not change, but said it was a decision that would be taken at Cabinet level. < as lemmas |
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