cabinet

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♦♦ cabi|net /k'æbɪnɪt/ (cabinets)
1 [N-COUNT] usu n N
A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.
He looked at the display cabinet with its gleaming sets of glasses.
see also filing cabinet
2 [N-COUNT] oft N n
The Cabinet is a group of the most senior ministers in a government, who meet regularly to discuss policies.
The announcement came after a three-hour Cabinet meeting in Downing Street.
...a former Cabinet Minister.cabi|net mak|er (cabinet makers)
also cabinetmaker
[N-COUNT]
A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.fil|ing cabi|net (filing cabinets)
[N-COUNT]
A filing cabinet is a piece of office furniture, usually made of metal, which has drawers in which files are kept.kitch|en cabi|net (kitchen cabinets)
[N-COUNT] usu singular
Journalists sometimes refer to the unofficial advisers of a prime minister or president as that person's kitchen cabinet, especially if they disapprove of the influence that the advisers seem to have.

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