cabinet
Meaning
- A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
- A cupboard.
- A source of valuable things; a storehouse.
- The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.
- A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
- A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
- In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
- In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
- A small chamber or private room.
- A collection of art or ethnographic objects.
- Milkshake.
- (obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.
- An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.
Synonyms
tall building
storage locker
committee of senior ministers
Cabinet
cabinet meeting
Council of Ministers
press wardrobe
council of state
main frame
display counter
museum case
council of National Affairs
housing case
cabinet secretary
clothes closet
law office
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/
Etymology
From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.
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