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   cabinet

   /ˈkabɪnɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles: "a cocktail cabinet" Similar cupboardcasecontainer
   • ▪ a wooden box or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker.
   • 2. (in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries) the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy: "a cabinet meeting"
   • ▪ (in the US) a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government. Similar senior ministersministrycouncilcounsellorsadministrationexecutiveinner circlesenate
   • 3. a small private room. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from cabin + -et1, influenced by French cabinet.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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