cabinet
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet;a file cabinet.
a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet;a medicine cabinet.
a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records.
Often Cabinet . a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., especially the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation.
Often Cabinet . (in the United States) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects.
a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall.
a private room.
a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art.
Also called cabinet wine . a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar.
New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts). a milkshake made with ice cream.
Archaic. a small room.
Obsolete. a small cabin.
pertaining to a political cabinet: a cabinet meeting.
pertaining to a private room.
of suitable value, beauty, or size for a private room, small display case, etc.: a cabinet edition of Milton.
of, relating to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking.
Drafting. designating a method of projection (cabinet projection ) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (cabinet drawing ) having all vertical and horizontal lines drawn to exact scale, with oblique lines reduced to about half scale so as to offset the appearance of distortion.: Compare axonometric, isometric (def. 5), oblique (def. 13).
Origin of cabinet
1Other words for cabinet
4 | ministry, advisers, counselors |
Other words from cabinet
- su·per·cab·i·net, noun
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Great filing cabinets for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe majority of Kenyans who get coronavirus—around 80%, according to health cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe—seem to be asymptomatic.
Scientists are trying to explain why so few Kenyans are dying of coronavirus | Olivia Goldhill | September 9, 2020 | QuartzIn Japan’s political system, chief cabinet secretary is a position that combines formidable powers.
How the son of strawberry pickers became Japan’s most likely choice for next prime minister | claychandler | September 3, 2020 | FortuneMy cabinet full of knock off S’well bottles from various networking events would tell you that I don’t need any more water bottles.
It was trending because of a baseless conspiracy theory that listings for suspiciously high-priced cabinets were named after missing children.
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A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
Other cabinet minister scandals have been reported in the media, and investigations may take place.
But perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War cabinet in 1942.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcabinet ministers of the day gather to review the names and the allegations.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero | Clive Irving | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis enemies in the cabinet were quick to perceive when their devices had taken effect on the King and Queen.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAll that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
Meanwhile the cabal against the ruined Ripperda raged with redoubled fury in the Spanish cabinet.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterA certain cabinet minister being asked why he did not promote merit?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThe prime-minister, the chancellor of the exchequer, two other members of the cabinet, and an ambassador were his companions.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for cabinet
/ (ˈkæbɪnɪt) /
a piece of furniture containing shelves, cupboards, or drawers for storage or display
(as modifier): cabinet teak
the outer case of a television, radio, etc
(often capital) the executive and policy-making body of a country, consisting of all government ministers or just the senior ministers
(sometimes capital) an advisory council to a president, sovereign, governor, etc
(as modifier): a cabinet reshuffle; a cabinet minister
a standard size of paper, 6 × 4 inches (15 × 10 cm) or 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (16.5 × 10.5 cm), for mounted photographs
(as modifier): a cabinet photograph
printing an enclosed rack for holding cases of type, etc
archaic a private room
(modifier) suitable in size, value, decoration, etc, for a display cabinet: a cabinet edition of Shakespeare
(modifier) (of a drawing or projection of a three-dimensional object) constructed with true horizontal and vertical representation of scale but with oblique distances reduced to about half scale to avoid the appearance of distortion
(modifier) (of a wine) specially selected and usually rare
Origin of cabinet
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for cabinet (1 of 2)
A select group of officials who advise the head of government. In nations governed by parliaments, such as Britain, the members of the cabinet typically have seats in parliament. (Compare cabinet under “American Politics.”)
A group of presidential advisers, composed of the heads of the fourteen government departments (the secretaries of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the attorney general (head of the Department of Justice) — all of whom are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate) and a few other select government officials. Theoretically, the cabinet is charged with debating major policy issues and recommending action by the executive branch; the actual influence of the cabinet, however, is limited by competition from other advisory staffs.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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