kitchen cabinet

noun

1. a cupboard built into a kitchen or a chest of drawers for kitchen use, as for dishes and silverware.
2. a group of unofficial advisers on whom a head of government appears to rely heavily.

kitchen cabinet

noun

1. a group of unofficial advisers to a political leader, esp when considered to be more influential than the official cabinet

Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchen cabinet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

A hole made in a kitchen cabinet.

From Los Angeles Times

Last May, Fabuwood, a kitchen cabinet manufacturer in Newark, instituted a new company policy: No phones allowed during meetings.

From New York Times

Before joining TACF, he spent his career leveraging forestry science and biotech for kitchen cabinet manufacturing.

From Salon

For instance, perhaps a robot's goal is to open a kitchen cabinet.

From Science Daily

To teach an AI agent a new task, like how to open a kitchen cabinet, researchers often use reinforcement learning -- a trial-and-error process where the agent is rewarded for taking actions that get it closer to the goal.

From Science Daily