noun
1 ( usually the Cabinet ) in government
ADJECTIVE
▪ full ( BrE )
▪
There was a meeting of the full Cabinet this afternoon.
▪ inner ( esp. BrE )
▪
The inner Cabinet is to meet again today.
▪ shadow (= the most important members of the opposition party) ( BrE )
▪ war
VERB + CABINET
▪ appoint , choose , form , select
▪ reshuffle
▪
The Prime Minister reshuffled (= changed) his Cabinet yesterday.
▪ enter ( esp. BrE ), join
▪ leave ( esp. BrE ), quit
▪ consult ( esp. BrE )
▪ persuade , urge (both esp. BrE )
CABINET + VERB
▪ meet
▪ discuss sth
CABINET + NOUN
▪ appointee ( AmE ), member , minister ( BrE ), secretary
▪ appointment ( AmE )
▪ meeting
▪ reshuffle
▪
The affair led to a mid-term Cabinet reshuffle.
2 cupboard
ADJECTIVE
▪ glass
▪ maple , oak , wooden , etc. (all esp. AmE )
▪ bathroom , bedside , kitchen
▪ medicine
▪ china , curio ( AmE ), display , trophy
▪
a glass china ~
▪ cocktail , drinks ( BrE ), liquor ( AmE )
▪ chill , chiller (both BrE )
▪ file ( AmE ), filing ( esp. BrE )
▪ storage
▪ locked
CABINET + NOUN
▪ door , drawer
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Past reports are kept in the filing/file ~ in my office.