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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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But the council has discretion to consider reductions in cases of "genuine hardship" and the cabinet recently considered the impact of backdated premium rate bills on some owners.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Charlotte Cornell, Canterbury City Council's cabinet member for culture and heritage, said Mother Clanger's return was "joyous".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Thailand's king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Mr. Bonta has held the post since 2021, when he was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to succeed Xavier Becerra, who joined President Biden’s cabinet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Eisenhower walked through the five-foot-thick steel blast gate, past the decontamination chamber, and met in the war room with cabinet officials who were also participating in the drill.

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