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cabinet

ca·bi·net

UK/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ US/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ common

noun

1.

a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

2.

persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

3.

a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

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4.

housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • animal cabinet
  • bathroom cabinet
  • cabinet agency
  • cabinet card
  • cabinet department
  • cabinet edition
  • cabinet file
  • cabinet maker

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