cabinet

[ˈkæbɪnət]

Definition:
1. A group of chosen members of a government, which is responsible for advising and deciding on government policy.
2. A piece of furniture with doors, drawers and/or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things.
3. A cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display.

Use 'cabinet' in a sentence:

1. This issue, more than any other, has divided her cabinet.
2. The cabinet had expressed the view that sanctions should remain in place for the present.
3. Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
4. More than half his long service in parliament has been as a cabinet minister.
5. He is one of the most hawkish members of the new cabinet.
6. There's been a major reshuffle of the cabinet to bring in new blood.
7. The speech was deeply embarrassing to Cabinet ministers.
8. Her cabinet colleagues have continued to rally to her support.
9. The announcement came after a three-hour cabinet meeting.
10. The prime minister told reporters this morning that he plans to reshuffle his entire cabinet.
11. He cast his eyes at the rows of cabinets that filled the enormous work area.
12. Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC.
13. Political observers believe that a new cabinet may be formed shortly.
14. I discovered my husband rifling through the filing cabinet.
15. The cabinet comes with locks and key and is shaped like a cube.
16. A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
17. The Prime Minister reviewed the situation with his Cabinet yesterday.
18. The task force is comprised of congressional leaders, cabinet heads and administration officials.
19. The special cabinet committee comprises Mr. Brown, Mr. Mandelson, and Mr. Straw.
20. He has carried out a partial cabinet reshuffle.
21. The president reviewed the situation with his cabinet yesterday.
22. All together there are six new faces in the cabinet.
23. He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the cabinet.
24. She secreted the gun in the kitchen cabinet.
25. Egan crossed to the drinks cabinet and poured a Scotch.
26. His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.
27. The cabinet may backpedal on these commitments.
28. The government is trying to paper over the cracks in the cabinet.
29. Sunscreen can lose its potency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.
30. The star of my medicine cabinet is the humble aspirin.
31. Japan's prime minister-designate is completing his cabinet today.
32. The Prime Minister eventually decided against reshuffling the Cabinet.
33. The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw.
34. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process.
35. The cabinet was made of oak and was hand-carved.
36. The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.
37. The PM returned to Downing Street to preside over a meeting of his inner cabinet.
38. He looked at the display cabinet with its gleaming sets of glasses.
39. The report was highly critical of senior members of the Cabinet and was considered too hot to publish.
40. The rally was organised at the instance of two senior cabinet ministers.
41. The china was displayed in a glass cabinet.
42. His appointment to the cabinet would please the right wing.
43. He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet.
44. Chairs, tables, cabinets ─ you name it, she makes it.
45. Along each wall stretched green metal filing cabinets.
46. He was the only cabinet member out of the country when the terrorists struck.
47. He has now held five cabinet posts and remains a safe pair of hands.
48. The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.
49. He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet.
50. She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
51. The cabinet rallied behind the Prime Minister.
52. Six new members have been inducted into the Provincial Cabinet.