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subcabinet
subcabinet n. 
/ˈsʌbˌkabn̩ᵻt/,
Brit. /ˈsʌbˌkabɪnᵻt/
, /ˈsʌbˌkabɪnᵻt//ˈsʌbˌkabn̩ᵻt/U.S. /ˈsəbˌkæb(ə)nət/
/ˈsəbˌkæb(ə)nət/ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > council of state > [noun] > cabinet > types of
kitchen cabinet1832
camarilla1839
subcabinet1880
inner Cabinet (or cabinet)1900
1880 E. Herries Mem. J. C. Herries II. vii. 79 Mr. Herries, like other members of the Cabinet not admitted into the Whig sub-Cabinet, was in total ignorance of what was going on.
1974 P. Gore-Booth With Great Truth & Respect 389 The process of an important and difficult decision is remarkable... It passes through a hierarchy or a sort of sub-cabinet or both.
2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 20/1 At the vitally important second level of the administration, where many policies are hammered out—the subcabinet—the corporate connections are particularly apparent.
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