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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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Stocks turned higher Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed his cabinet to open direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible.”

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Far fewer know that Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet that he had made a solemn promise to his “Maker” to issue the proclamation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

Still wearing his foam beard, he opened the cabinet again.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry