kitchen cabinet
a cupboard built into a kitchen or a chest of drawers for kitchen use, as for dishes and silverware.
a group of unofficial advisers on whom a head of government appears to rely heavily.
Origin of kitchen cabinet
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How to use kitchen cabinet in a sentence
The New York Times describes him as a member of Palin's "kitchen cabinet."
The kitchen was a model of convenience, boasting running water as well as a kitchen cabinet and a gasoline range.
Still Jim | Honor Willsie MorrowVan Buren was doubtless greatly aided by the kitchen cabinet.
Martin Van Buren | Edward M. ShepardIt constituted a "kitchen cabinet" of sorts and brought hundreds of interesting ideas to the surface, and from all directions.
Twelve Men | Theodore DreiserHere at one side was a home-made kitchen cabinet, the top within a foot of the ceiling.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch | Edward Stratemeyer
After much thought and consultation the menu was made out and tacked up on the kitchen cabinet for future reference.
Mary Jane's City Home | Clara Ingram Judson
British Dictionary definitions for kitchen cabinet
a group of unofficial advisers to a political leader, esp when considered to be more influential than the official cabinet
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