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 appeals court also upheld his conviction for abuse of power for excluding cabinet members from a meeting to plan the imposition of martial law.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Several veteran MPs have been mentioned as likely candidates to retire and create a vacancy for the former cabinet minister, but Dowd said it was "tittle tattle" that he wanted to "put to bed".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Sir Keir had been asked in the Commons about the advice from the cabinet secretary at the time - Sir Simon Case - that vetting should be carried out before the ambassador's appointment was announced.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., crouching down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“As to my participating in the administration,” Jefferson then observed, “if by that he meant the executive cabinet, both duty and inclination will shut that door to me.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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