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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He and supportive cabinet ministers worked the tearoom.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Starmer told his cabinet on Tuesday the country “expects us to get on with governing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Responding to the announcement, Reform UK's Welsh leader Dan Thomas said the people of Wales "need this cabinet to succeed".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Sioned Williams will be his deputy first minister, and finance cabinet minister will be former presiding officer Elin Jones.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

They turned their thoughts to the president and the rest of the cabinet.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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