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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Similarly, while it makes sense to include cabinet members in the line of succession, ranking them according to when their agency was created produces odd results.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

So, Tory HQ is braced for another battering, just as they suffered last year when, as one member of the shadow cabinet admits, "we were in a total mess".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

I had pasta, two tins of anchovies and an unopened tube of tomato pasta ready inside my cabinet.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

A no-confidence motion against Manele was filed in March after 12 cabinet ministers resigned from his government and two parties quit the governing coalition.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Only the president, cabinet members, and the justices of the Supreme Court got private rooms.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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