cabinet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkæb.nət/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkæb.nɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkæb.ə.nət/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈkæb.nət/ (Australia)
Etymology
From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet. In sense of “a government group”, compare salon, also named for a room used to gather.
Meanings
- A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
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A cupboard.
‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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A museum display case.
Here I obtained the rare and beautiful swallow-tail butterflies, Papilio aenomaus and P. liris; the males of which are quite unlike each other, and belong in fact to distinct sections of the genus, while the females are so much alike that they are undistinguishable on the wing, and to an uneducated eye equally so in the cabinet.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 297:
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(figuratively) A source of valuable things; a storehouse.
It is a perfect cabinet of faithful, valuable, and extensive information; and it ought to have a place on the shelves of the most select and compact library, and be in the possession of every private family, as a work both of valuable reference.
1844 August, “Notices of New Works: The Travels of Marco Polo, greatly Amended and Enlarged, from Valuable early Manuscripts recently published by the French Society of Geography, and [in] Italy, by Count Baldelli Boni […]. By Hugh Murray, F. R. S. E.”, in The Metropolitan, volume 40, London: Saunders and Otley, page 117:
- The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.
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(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".
Holmes took a note of it. “One other question,” said he. “Was the photograph a cabinet?”
1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal In Bohemia, Norton, published 2005, page 19:
- A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
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(capitalized, often) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.
Lincoln had a great deal of trouble with his Cabinet because some of them got it into their heads that they, and not the President, were the policy-makers. James K. Polk had the same difficulty with his Cabinet. Franklin Roosevelt never had any difficulty with his Cabinet for the simple reason that he himself, in my opinion, spent too much time doing the work that should have been delegated to the Cabinet.
1955, Harry S Truman, Memoirs of Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions, volume I, Signet Books, published 1965, →OCLC, →OL, page 364:
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(capitalized, often, qualifier:Kentucky) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch. ▸ A cabinet-level agency in the executive branch; that is, an agency headed by a member of the governor's cabinet.
The executive branch of Kentucky state government is structured on a program cabinet system consisting of 14 program cabinets, each headed by a secretary, who is appointed by the Governor. The program cabinets listed below and the agencies within each cabinet are designated in the statutes.
2003, A Handbook for Gubernatorial Transition in Kentucky, Legislative Research Commission, page 49:
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(archaic) A small chamber or private room.
Philip passed some hours every day in his father's cabinet.
1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC:
- (capitalized, often) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.
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(dialectal, qualifier:Rhode Island) Milkshake.
One of Rhode Island's most famous beverages is the Awful Awful, an enormous 32-ounce, rich, creamy milk shake sold at the Newport Creamery stores, a soda fountain and casual restaurant chain. This ultra-thick cabinet is "awful big and awful good," thus the name.
2012, Linda Beaulieu, Providence & Rhode Island Cookbook: Big Recipes from the Smallest State, page 268:
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(obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.
Hearken a while from thy green cabinet, / The rural song of careful Colinet.
1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “December. Ægloga Duodecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:
- An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cabinets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Shadow Cabinet · display cabinet · cabinet pianoforte · cabinetwork · cabinet department · fire cabinet · cabinet minister · china cabinet · cabinet pudding · undercabinet · cabinet noir · cabinet of curiosities · coffee cabinet · drinks cabinet · filing cabinet · cabinet maker · shadow cabinet · cabinetisation · spirit cabinet · cabinetmaker · cabinetful · cabinetry · bathroom cabinet · medicine cabinet · file cabinet · cabinet card · cabinet file · cabinet edition · minority cabinet · war cabinet · kitchen cabinet · noncabinet · cabinet saw · cabinet control key · cabinet piano · program cabinet · Shaker cabinet · cabinet agency · cabinetworking · supercabinet · cabinetable · cabinet window · animal cabinet · inner cabinet · cabinetworker · cabineteer · cocktail cabinet · cabinet particulier · universal cabinet key · cabinet making · cabinetlike · discabinet · loudspeaker cabinet · subcabinet · cabinetted · cabinetmaking · ante-cabinet
Relateds
armoire · salon · chest of drawers
Synonyms
program cabinet (cabinet-level agency in the executive branch) · cabinet agency (cabinet-level agency in the executive branch) · superagency (cabinet-level agency in the executive branch) · cabinet department (cabinet-level agency in the executive branch)
Translations (162)
lt kabinetas (group of ministers) · de Kabinett (group of advisors) · hi मंत्रिमंडल (group of ministers) · es gabinete (group of ministers) · ru кабине́т (group of advisors) · ru стенно́й шкаф (storage closet) · ja キャビネット (storage closet) · cs kabinet (group of ministers) · sv regering (group of ministers) · eo kabineto (group of ministers) · tl gabinete (group of ministers) · he ארון (storage closet) · sl kabinet (group of ministers) · af kabinet (group of ministers) · bg стенен шкаф (storage closet) · dsb spižka (storage closet) · es vestidor (storage closet) · so letlole (group of advisors) · el υπουργικό συμβούλιο (group of ministers) · mi pouaka whakaputu (storage closet) · pap kabinèt (group of advisors) · fa کابینه (group of ministers) · da skab (storage closet) · gv cabnaid (group of ministers) · qu suntur (group of advisors) · fi esikunta (group of advisors) · hy պահարան (storage closet) · ko 장 (storage closet) · pdt Schaup (storage closet) · vi tủ (storage closet) · it guardaroba (storage closet) · de Kasterl (storage closet) · de Schrein (storage closet) · cmn 內閣 /内阁 (group of ministers) · de Glasschrank (storage closet) · ms jemaah menteri (group of ministers) · ka მინისტრთა კაბინეტი (group of ministers) · alt кабинет (storage closet) · pl kabinet (storage closet) · sv ministär (group of ministers) · it consiglio dei ministri (group of ministers) · fr armoire (storage closet) · pt armário (storage closet) · scn cabbinettu (group of ministers) · lv skapis (storage closet) · th คณะรัฐมนตรี (group of ministers) · lt kambarëlis (group of ministers) · mi kapinete (storage closet) · mi rūnanga o te kāwanatanga (group of ministers) · de Aktenschrank (storage closet) · id dewan menteri (group of ministers) · es consejo (group of advisors) · el εντοιχισμένο ντουλάπι (storage closet) · es gabinete (storage closet) · af kabinet (storage closet) · sa पेटिका (storage closet) · ga comh-aireacht (group of ministers) · sv kabinett (group of advisors) · ja キャビネット (group of advisors) · mi kapinete (group of ministers) · sv kabinett (group of ministers) · ko 내각 (group of ministers) · sl omara (storage closet) · scn armuarra (storage closet) · fa کابینت (storage closet) · mi komiti minita (group of ministers) · my ကက်ဗိနက် (group of ministers) · de Gehäuse (storage closet) · ga caibinéad (storage closet) · fi komero (storage closet) · it contenitore (storage closet) · zu ikhabinethe (group of advisors) · be кабіне́т (group of ministers) · ka მთავრობა (group of ministers) · ca armari (storage closet) · sv råd (group of ministers) · sq kabinet (group of advisors) · uk кабіне́т (group of ministers) · hi अलमारी (storage closet) · km ទូ (storage closet) · af kabinet (group of advisors) · fi kaappi (storage closet) · tl gabinete (group of advisors) · id kabinet (storage closet) · lv kabinets (group of ministers) · ru кабине́т (group of ministers) · lo ຕູ້ (storage closet) · cy cabinet (group of advisors) · de Kasten (storage closet) · ms kabinet (group of ministers) · cy cabinet (storage closet) · my ဝန်ကြီးအဖွဲ့ (group of ministers) · de Wandschrank (storage closet) · de Schränkchen (storage closet) · mi kāhui minita (group of ministers) · id kabinet (group of ministers) · ty piha (storage closet) · gsw Gänterli (storage closet) · de Vitrine (storage closet) · pt gabinete (group of ministers) · fa کابینه (group of advisors) · oc gabinet (group of ministers) · ru кабине́т (storage closet) · ka კარადა (storage closet) · de Rat (group of advisors) · cy cabinet (group of ministers) · ka კაბინეტი (group of ministers) · mt gabinet (group of ministers) · tl kabinet (storage closet) · vi nội các (group of ministers) · de Regierung (group of ministers) · frr schååp (storage closet) · it pensile (storage closet) · bg кабинет (group of advisors) · he ארונית (storage closet) · ca gabinet (group of advisors) · it gabinetto (group of ministers) · hi पेटिका (storage closet) · io kabineto (storage closet) · ca gabinet (group of ministers) · eo kabineto (group of advisors) · cmn 櫃子 /柜子 (storage closet) · fr cabinet (group of advisors) · fi hallitus (group of ministers) · ru сове́т мини́стров (group of ministers) · ga airí rialtais (group of ministers) · pl rząd (group of ministers) · el υπουργικό συμβούλιο (group of advisors) · nl kabinet (group of advisors) · km គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី (group of ministers) · sv styrelse (group of advisors) · it consiglio (group of advisors) · sv råd (group of advisors) · de Regierungsmannschaft (group of ministers) · uk кабінет (group of advisors) · de Ministerrat (group of ministers) · fr cabinet (group of ministers) · de Schubladenschrank (storage closet) · io armoreto (storage closet) · pl gabinet (group of ministers) · ckb کابینەت (storage closet) · pl rada ministrów (group of ministers) · pt gabinete (group of advisors) · bg кабине́т (group of ministers) · ka მინისტრთა საბჭო (group of ministers) · tr kabine (group of ministers) · sv skåp (storage closet) · sv kabinett (storage closet) · de Kabinett (group of ministers) · th ตู้ (storage closet) · he קבינט (group of advisors) · sw kabati (group of ministers) · ja 内閣 (group of ministers) · nl kabinet (group of ministers) · mn шїїгээ (group of ministers) · he קבינט (group of ministers) · ru шкаф (storage closet) · mt armarju (storage closet) · es armario (storage closet) · km កាប៊ីណេត៍ (group of ministers) · de Schrank (storage closet) · it armadio (storage closet)