cabinet minister
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabinet minister
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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A month later, a group of center-left lawmakers created the Tribune Group to push the party in a more progressive direction to tackle Reform, spearheaded by Louise Haigh, a former Labour cabinet minister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
He said the expected appointment of the former Labour cabinet minister James Purnell as Burnham's Downing Street chief of staff was "fantastic".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
After he left Magna, Stronach founded a political party in Austria and the Stronach Group, a horse-racing company now controlled by his daughter, Belinda, a former federal cabinet minister in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Healey is the second cabinet minister to resign from Sir Keir's government in recent weeks, after Wes Streeting quit as health secretary having "lost confidence" in the PM's leadership.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It was only a cabinet minister talking about Turkey giving up its neutrality sometime soon.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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