a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers that is used for storing things or for showing attractive objects
a medicine cabinet
the kitchencabinets
Synonyms and related words
Cupboards
airing cupboard
bureau
cabinet
2
a group of members of a government who are chosen by the leader of the government to give advice and be responsible for its policies. In the British political system, members of the cabinet are called cabinet ministers and each minister is usually the head of one of the main government departments, such as Health or Defence.
The PMcalled a meeting of his cabinet.
a cabinet meeting
Synonyms and related words
Groups of government officials
apparatus
assembly
bureaucracy
cabinet
noun countable
US /ˈkæbɪnət/
Other entries for this word
cabinet-makernoun
cabinet ministernoun
filing cabinetnoun
kitchen cabinetnoun
medicine cabinetnoun
the Shadow Cabinet
cabinet at the Shadow Cabinet
Word Forms
singular
cabinet
plural
cabinets
DEFINITIONS2
1
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers that is used for storing things or for showing attractive objects
a medicine cabinet
the kitchencabinets
Synonyms and related words
Cupboards
airing cupboard
buffet
bureau
2
a group of members of a government who are chosen by the leader of the government to give advice and be responsible for its policies