Definitions

cabinet

[kab-uh-nit] / ˈkæb ə nɪt /

NOUN

cupboard for storage

Synonyms

STRONG

case chiffonier closet commode container depository dresser escritoire locker repository wardrobe

NOUN

executives serving a leader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority committee government ministry

STRONG

administrators advisers assembly assistants bureau bureaucracy council counselors

WEAK

brain trust department heads governing body kitchen cabinet official family

Example Sentences

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The dog was named after the flowers among which she was often found resting CABINET: Daisy's colleague is the Labrador retriever Shiloh, named after the site of the Civil War battle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Together they constitute the President's CABINET, meeting with him frequently to discuss the affairs of their departments and matters of public policy.

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William

CABINET, how chosen and to whom responsible, 229.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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