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
Recent Examples on the Web
Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
The ultraconservatives in Netanyahu’s cabinet and in the Knesset have spoken out loudly and often in favor of something dramatic, even an assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities or its civilian population.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
And it was doomed when the 100 senators were sworn in as jurors on Wednesday in the first impeachment trial of a cabinet member since 1876.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
And it was doomed when 100 senators were sworn in as jurors on Wednesday in the first impeachment trial of a cabinet member since 1876.
—Daniel Desrochers, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The Italian parliament passed a group of initiatives approved by the cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday that would allow antiabortion activists to enter facilities where women receive consultations and approval for abortions.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Max Maloney The cabinets were from IKEA with Semihandmade fronts, which Gina likes to utilize in projects where custom cabinetry is not within the budget.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
On Saturday night, after Mr. Netanyahu spoke with Mr. Biden, and because the damage was limited, the war cabinet postponed a decision, and more postponements followed.
—Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Consider keeping some Colace in your hospital bag and in your medicine cabinet at home.
—Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 11 Apr. 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
Putnam oversaw cross-cabinet reforms in health policy, human services delivery system design, workforce strategies, and child welfare improvements while leading an organization with more than 8,000 employees and a budget exceeding $14 billion.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
And Vivek Murthy was confirmed as surgeon general, a sub-cabinet level position.
—USA Today, 3 June 2021
President Biden has tapped Mr. Kahl for undersecretary of defense for policy, one of the most important non-cabinet jobs in the federal government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
Noun
Just as no spice cabinet should be without black pepper, no indoor plant collection should be without Peperomia.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
The ultraconservatives in Netanyahu’s cabinet and in the Knesset have spoken out loudly and often in favor of something dramatic, even an assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities or its civilian population.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
And it was doomed when the 100 senators were sworn in as jurors on Wednesday in the first impeachment trial of a cabinet member since 1876.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
And it was doomed when 100 senators were sworn in as jurors on Wednesday in the first impeachment trial of a cabinet member since 1876.
—Daniel Desrochers, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The Italian parliament passed a group of initiatives approved by the cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday that would allow antiabortion activists to enter facilities where women receive consultations and approval for abortions.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Max Maloney The cabinets were from IKEA with Semihandmade fronts, which Gina likes to utilize in projects where custom cabinetry is not within the budget.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
On Saturday night, after Mr. Netanyahu spoke with Mr. Biden, and because the damage was limited, the war cabinet postponed a decision, and more postponements followed.
—Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Consider keeping some Colace in your hospital bag and in your medicine cabinet at home.
—Ashleigh Morley, Parents, 11 Apr. 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
Putnam oversaw cross-cabinet reforms in health policy, human services delivery system design, workforce strategies, and child welfare improvements while leading an organization with more than 8,000 employees and a budget exceeding $14 billion.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
And Vivek Murthy was confirmed as surgeon general, a sub-cabinet level position.
—USA Today, 3 June 2021
President Biden has tapped Mr. Kahl for undersecretary of defense for policy, one of the most important non-cabinet jobs in the federal government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
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“Cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabinet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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