kitchen cabinet

  • 21kitchen cabinet — noun an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government • Syn: ↑brain trust • Hypernyms: ↑clique, ↑coterie, ↑ingroup, ↑inner circle, ↑pack, ↑camp …

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  • 22kitchen — (n.) c.1200, from O.E. cycene, from W.Gmc. *kokina (Cf. M.Du. cökene, O.H.G. chuhhina, Ger. Küche, Dan. kjèkken), probably borrowed from V.L. *cocina (Cf. Fr. cuisine, Sp. cocina), variant of L. coquina kitchen, from fem. of coquinus of …

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  • 23cabinet — [n1] cupboard for storage case, chiffonier, closet, commode, container, depository, dresser, escritoire, locker, repository, wardrobe; concepts 443,494 cabinet [n2] executives serving a leader administration, administrators, advisers, assembly,… …

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  • 24cabinet — n. case cupboard 1) a built in; china; file, filing; kitchen cabinet body of advisors 2) the president s cabinet 3) a coalition; kitchen ( informal ) cabinet 4) a shadow cabinet ( members of the opposition party who will form the next cabinet )… …

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  • 25Cabinet of the United Kingdom — In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister. Most members are heads of government departments with the title Secretary of State . Formal members …

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  • 26cabinet — /kab euh nit/, n. 1. a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet. 2. a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles: a kitchen cabinet; a medicine …

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  • 27Cabinet (room) — Lucas Cranach the Elder paints Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg as Saint Jerome (with friends) in his study, 1526. A cabinet was one of a number of terms for a private room in the domestic architecture and that of palaces of early modern Europe,… …

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  • 28Cabinet (Royaume-Uni) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cabinet.  Ne pas confondre avec le Cabinet Office, département exécutif du gouvernement britannique. Royaume Uni …

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  • 29Cabinet — A cabinet is a body of high ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council or an Executive Committee. Overview In some countries,… …

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  • 30Cabinet (gouvernement) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cabinet. Un cabinet est un organe de décision composé des membres principaux d un gouvernement, représentant le pouvoir exécutif, en particulier employé dans les pays utilisant le système de Westminster. Liste… …

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