cabinet
/'kæbinit/
Definition
- Noun:
- A piece of furniture with doors, shelves, and/or drawers used for storage or display: A cabinet is typically a box-shaped piece of furniture, often made of wood, designed to hold or show items.
- A group of senior officials chosen by a head of state to head government departments and act as advisers: In government, a cabinet is the body of high-ranking ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments and formulate policy.
- A storage compartment for clothes or valuables, often with a lock: This can refer to a built-in or freestanding unit for secure storage.
- A housing or case for electronic instruments, such as a radio or television: The outer shell that contains the components of an electronic device.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Furniture):
- She keeps her best dishes in the glass-fronted cabinet.
- The kitchen cabinet doors need to be repainted.
- Noun (Government):
- The Prime Minister will announce the new cabinet tomorrow.
- The cabinet met to discuss the economic crisis.
- Noun (Storage Compartment):
- Please put your coat in the locker cabinet.
- The hotel room had a small cabinet for valuables.
- Noun (Housing for Electronics):
- The old television had a wooden cabinet.
Advanced Usage
- "Kitchen cabinet": This phrase can literally refer to the cupboards in a kitchen. Figuratively, it can refer to a head of government's informal group of trusted advisers outside the official cabinet.
- Literal: We installed new kitchen cabinets.
- Figurative: The President's decisions were heavily influenced by his unofficial kitchen cabinet.
- "Cabinet reshuffle": The act of a head of government changing the members of their cabinet, often by moving ministers to different departments.
- The new Prime Minister conducted a major cabinet reshuffle.
Variants and Related Words
- Cabinetmaker (n): A skilled craftsperson who makes fine furniture and cabinets.
- The antique desk was built by a master cabinetmaker.
- Cabinetwork (n): The craft or product of a cabinetmaker; fine woodworking.
- The room was noted for its exquisite cabinetwork.
Synonyms
- Cupboard: A piece of furniture with shelves and a door, used for storage. (Often used interchangeably with 'cabinet' for furniture.)
- Ministry (in some governments): The body of government ministers; similar to a cabinet.
- Case / Casing: The protective outer cover of a device; similar to the electronic housing meaning.
Related Phrases
- Filing cabinet: A specific type of cabinet with drawers designed for storing documents.
- The contract is in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.
- Medicine cabinet: A small cabinet, typically in a bathroom, for storing medicines and toiletries.
- Check the medicine cabinet for bandages.
- Cabinet minister: A member of the cabinet; a government minister in charge of a major department.
- She was appointed as a cabinet minister.
Noun
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housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
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a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
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persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
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