1
a
: a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves
a kitchen cabinet
a medicine cabinet
b
: a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest
a butterfly display cabinet
c
d
: a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples
2
a
archaic
: a small room providing seclusion
b
: a small exhibition room in a museum
3
a
archaic
(1)
: the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign
(2)
: the consultations and actions of these councillors
b(1)
often capitalized
: a body of advisers of a head of state
the president's cabinet
(2)
: a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor
c
British
: a meeting of a cabinet
4
New England
: milkshake
1
: of or relating to a governmental cabinet (see cabinet entry 1 sense 3b)
held a cabinet meeting
2
: suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet
porcelain cabinet plates
3
a
: used or adapted for cabinetmaking
b
: done or used by a cabinetmaker
Synonyms
Examples of cabinet in a Sentence
Noun
a member of the President's Cabinet
the most precious knickknacks were kept in a cabinet with glass doors
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
Netanyahu had faced pressure from far-right members of his cabinet to dismiss him.
—Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Carlos Valdez, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
For example, the former president is backing his ex-cabinet member Rogerio Marinho’s bid to lead the Senate in a key election Wednesday.
—Maria Luiza Rabello, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Photo: Joel Pitra Behind those cabinets is a walk-in closet with laundry.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
Netanyahu had faced pressure from far-right members of his cabinet to dismiss him.
—Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Those include several ex-cabinet ministers, as well as former military leader William Kaliman and the police chief who had urged Morales to resign in November 2019 after the country was swept by protests against the country's first Indigenous president.
—Carlos Valdez, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
For example, the former president is backing his ex-cabinet member Rogerio Marinho’s bid to lead the Senate in a key election Wednesday.
—Maria Luiza Rabello, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabinet. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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