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Definition of cabinet : 1. A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an etagere or closed with doors. See Etagere.
2. A hut; a cottage; a small house.
3. A private room in which consultations are held.
4. A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:
5. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.
6. Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself.
7. Suitable for a cabinet; small.
8. The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.
9. To inclose.

Synonyms:

press, footlocker, bureaucracy, storage locker, city council, Capitol Hill, government, city hall, hutch, console, furniture, ministry, console table, apparatus, authority

container (part of speech: noun)

suitcase, crate, bladder, purse, locker, pocket, flask, bottle, bucket, tray, jar, shelf, cup, bowl, stomach, vault, box, trunk, wallet, repository, cupboard, receptacle, bin, tank, case, can, closet, storage, holder, belly, jug, reservoir, sack, pouch, pot, decanter, drum, drawer, bag, container, barrel, cask, ladle, vat, basket, chest

cupboard (part of speech: noun)

escritoire, highboy, buffet, chest of drawers, desk, bureau, dresser, davenport, chiffonnier, lowboy, commode, safe, sideboard, kitchen cabinet

council (part of speech: noun)

chamber, tribunal, assembly, cadre, quorum, convention, faction, committee, meeting, congregation, panel, caucus, council, coalition, board, forum, court, league, legislature, parliament, inquisition, conference, summit, body, congress, symposium

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