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1
a
small
group
of the most
important
people in
government
, who
advise
the
President
or
Prime
Minister
and make
important
decisions
:
Examples:
The
Cabinet
meet/
meets
every
Thursday
.
The
president
is
completing
the
selection
of his new
cabinet
.
a
Cabinet
post
UK
a
cabinet
reshuffle (=
changes
in the
cabinet
).
2
a
piece
of
furniture
with
shelves
,
cupboards
, or
drawers
, used for
storing
or
showing
things:
Examples:
Valuable
pieces
of
china
were on
display
in a glass-fronted
cabinet
.
The
office
had a
row
of
filing
cabinets
along
one
wall
.
I
looked
for a
cotton
swab
in the
bathroom
cabinet
.
3
a
piece
of
furniture
with
shelves
or
drawers
that is used for
storing
useful
things or
showing
decorative
things:
Examples:
a
medicine
cabinet
4
A
filing
cabinet
is a set of
large
drawers
in which
papers
can be
stored
.
5
a
small
group
of people
within
a
government
who give
advice
to the
highest
leader
, such as the
president
or
prime
minister
:
Examples:
In the US, the
Secretary
of
Defense
is a
member
of the
president
’s
Cabinet
.
6
a
small
group
of the most
important
people in a
government
, who meet
regularly
to make the
main
decisions
:
Examples:
As
president
he
holds
the
reins
of
power
,
including
the
power
of
appointing
the
Cabinet
.
a
cabinet
appointment
/
member
/
post
Cabinet
minister
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