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kitchen cabinet

American  

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 British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kitchen cabinet

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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