cabinet minister
noun
a member of a governmental cabinet, as in Great Britain.
Nearby words
cabin hook, cabinda, cabinet, cabinet beetle, cabinet government, cabinet minister, cabinet picture, cabinet pudding, cabinet scraper, cabinet wine, cabinet-maker
Origin of cabinet minister
First recorded in 1800–10
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Examples from the Web for cabinet minister
Or did the fact that he was recently a cabinet-minister induce him to hide behind a mask?
It is worth while, I should think, to make a journey to Paris to receive the appointment of cabinet-minister.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach,The reply of the Mexican cabinet-minister is pitiful to read.
No, we shall never see another governor-general in the family, nor yet a cabinet-minister.
The Twilight of the Souls|Louis Couperus