kitchen cabinet

noun

1. a cupboard built into a kitchen or a chest of drawers for kitchen use, as for dishes and silverware.
2. a group of unofficial advisers on whom a head of government appears to rely heavily.

kitchen cabinet

noun

1. a group of unofficial advisers to a political leader, esp when considered to be more influential than the official cabinet

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchen cabinet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Barsley recently toured a riverside home where wooden kitchen cabinets had been replaced with waterproof stainless steel — one less thing to worry about the next time the waters rose.

From Washington Post

Replace dated kitchen cabinet knobs My own brass, football-shaped kitchen cabinet knobs, circa 1999, are looking pitted, and some are loose.

From Washington Post

Check out how it looks on kitchen cabinets on Dutch Boy’s website.

From Washington Blade

Accidents happen, and as a result, chipped glasses, cracked china and, yes, gnarled spoons get stashed in the back of kitchen cabinets and drawers, until we finally realize that action is required.

From Washington Post

The bulk of the secondary pantry occupies an increasingly crowded corner of one of my kitchen cabinets.

From Washington Post

The New York Times describes him as a member of Palin's "kitchen cabinet."

From The Daily Beast

The kitchen was a model of convenience, boasting running water as well as a kitchen cabinet and a gasoline range.

From Project Gutenberg

Van Buren was doubtless greatly aided by the kitchen cabinet.

From Project Gutenberg

It constituted a "kitchen cabinet" of sorts and brought hundreds of interesting ideas to the surface, and from all directions.

From Project Gutenberg

Here at one side was a home-made kitchen cabinet, the top within a foot of the ceiling.

From Project Gutenberg

After much thought and consultation the menu was made out and tacked up on the kitchen cabinet for future reference.

From Project Gutenberg