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WikipediaCabinet:
noun- case or cupboard usually with doors and shelves;
collection of biologicalor numismatic specimens;
a chamber with temperature and humiditycontrols, used for incubating biological samples; small room providingseclusion;
small exhibition room in a museum;
private room usedas council chamber of chief councillors of a sovereign;
theconsultations and actions of these councillors; body of advisers of a head ofstate;
advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor;
ameeting of a Cabinet.
'Harold emptied out the shopping bags and filled the kitchencabinet with the groceries he'd bought at the supermarket.'
'Calling the Cabinet to order, Shirley rose to her feet, atthe head of the table, and announced her intention to become an absolutedictator and have all the members present shot as an example to any who mightoppose her plans for world domination.'
Published on July 23, 2011 07:00