cabinet

noun

1. A piece of furniture with doors, drawers, or shelves, used for storing things.

   A2

   countable

   • "The plates are in the kitchen cabinet."A2
   • "The medicine cabinet is above the bathroom sink."A2
   • "She locked the important documents in a filing cabinet."B1

2. The small group of senior government ministers who advise the head of a government.

   B1

   usually singular collective nounformal

   • "The cabinet met to discuss the new law."B1
   • "The prime minister reshuffled the cabinet after the election."B2

3. A small group of advisors or experts in a particular field.

   B2
   • "The company formed a special cabinet to handle the crisis."B2

4. A special case or piece of furniture used to display valuable, decorative, or scientific objects.

   B2

   countable

   • "The museum displayed the vase in a glass cabinet."B1
   • "The collector kept his rare specimens in a climate-controlled cabinet."C1