cabinet

B2 Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ UK /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #4747

Meanings

1

noun
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing or showing things.

She keeps her best dishes in a glass cabinet.
2

noun
The group of senior ministers who decide government policy.

The prime minister discussed the plan with his cabinet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms cabinets

Derived forms ante-cabinetcabinetablecabineteercabinetfulcabinetisationcabinetlikecabinetmakercabinetmakingcabinetrycabinettedcabinetworkcabinetworker

Related forms armoiresalon

Common collocations

shadow cabinet Noun + noun

Etymology

From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.

cabinet French

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Topics

Law & Government Politics & International Affairs

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# cabinet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 4747

## Meanings
1. A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing or showing things.
2. The group of senior ministers who decide government policy.

## Examples
- She keeps her best dishes in a glass cabinet.
- The prime minister discussed the plan with his cabinet.

## Derived Forms
- ante-cabinet
- cabinetable
- cabineteer
- cabinetful
- cabinetisation
- cabinetlike
- cabinetmaker
- cabinetmaking
- cabinetry
- cabinetted
- cabinetwork
- cabinetworker

## Related Forms
- armoire
- salon

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cabinet

## Etymology
From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.

## AI Etymology
Cabinet comes from cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Politics & International Affairs

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