Meaning

14 senses
  1. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

    Schrank, Wandschrank, Kasten

    кабине́тkabinét, шкафškaf, стенно́й шкафstennój škaf

  2. A cupboard.

  3. A museum display case.

  4. (figuratively)A source of valuable things; a storehouse.

  5. The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game, a cab.

  6. (historical)A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".

  7. A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

    Kabinett, Rat

    кабине́тkabinét

    кабінетkabinet

  8. (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.

    Kabinett, Ministerrat, Regierung

    кабине́тkabinét, сове́т мини́стровsovét minístrov

    кабіне́тkabinét

  9. 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.

    (capitalized, often)A cabinet-level agency in the executive branch; that is, an agency headed by a member of the governor's cabinet.

  10. (capitalized, often)A collection of art or ethnographic objects.

  11. (dialectal)Milkshake.

  12. An enclosure for mechanical or electrical equipment.

More definitions
  • a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
  • housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
  • a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
  • persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

Examples

163 sentences
  1. I opened the cabinet.

    Я відркив шкафчик.

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  2. Tom isn't a good cabinet maker.

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  3. Help me move this file cabinet.

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  4. Every member of the cabinet was present.

    ruПрисутствовали все члены кабинета.

    deAlle Mitglieder des Kabinetts waren anwesend.

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  5. Tom isn't a very good cabinet maker.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
group of advisors:
group of ministers:
Русский
By meaning 2
storage closet:
group of ministers:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
storage closet:
group of advisors:
group of ministers:

Origin

From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet.

From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet.

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Forms

plural: cabinets
Singularcabinet
Pluralcabinets

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
cabinet-level agency in the executive branch:cabinet agencycabinet departmentprogram cabinetsuperagency
Close in meaning
  • housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television:console
  • a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock:lockerstorage locker

Word family

52 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • good cabinet maker
  • the medicine cabinet
  • medicine cabinet
  • cabinet maker
  • file cabinet
  • good cabinet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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