■ noun
1》 a cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles.
↘a wooden box, container, or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker.
2》 (also Cabinet ) (in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries) the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
↘(in the US) a body of advisers to the President, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government.
Derivatives
~ry noun
Origin
C16: from cabin + -et 1 , influenced by Fr. ~ ; sense 2 derives from the obs. sense 'a small private room'.