cabinet
cabinet
(kæbɪnɪt )Word forms: plural cabinets
1. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.
The star of my medicine cabinet is the humble aspirin.
He looked at the display cabinet with its gleaming sets of glasses.
2. See also filing cabinet
3. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
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.
government