cabinetnoun
uk/ˈkæb.ɪ.nət/us/ˈkæb.ən.ət/cabinet noun (GOVERNMENT)
[ C usually singular, + sing/pl verb ] usually Cabinet a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions:
The Cabinet meet/meets every Thursday.
The President is completing the selection of his new Cabinet.
a cabinet post
UK a cabinet reshuffle (= changes in the Cabinet).
UK a cabinet minister
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- The president has accused two cabinet ministers of working secretly to undermine him.
- She needs to persuade the hard-liners in the cabinet.
- The cabinet will also attend the meeting ex-officio.
- The Minister wished it to be known that he had left the cabinet of his own volition.
- It is rumoured that she wants to get back into the cabinet.
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Government ministers & civil servants
- aide
- am
- attorney general
- backbencher
- chancellery
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- government
- Home Secretary
- kitchen cabinet
- mandarin
- marshal
- minister
- public servant
- regulator
- secretary
- Secretary of State
- senior statesman
- servant
- the Privy Council
- Whitehall
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cabinet noun (FURNITURE)
A2 [ C ] a piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers, used for storing or showing things:
Valuable pieces of china were on display in a glass-fronted cabinet.
a bathroom/filing cabinet
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Furniture for storage
- airing cupboard
- almirah
- bookcase
- bookshelf
- bureau
- cupboard
- drawer
- dresser
- filing cabinet
- footlocker
- ottoman
- shelf
- shelves
- shelving
- showcase
- sideboard
- stack
- stand
- walk-in
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