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

Rosseter, 68, thought his home was worth saving — even if all the doors, drywall and lower kitchen cabinets needed to be replaced.

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Everything that was in the kitchen cabinets — dishes, glasses, pots and pans — fell out and became a two-foot high pile of debris.

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He said the kitchen cabinets were filled with plates, pots and cooking utensils.

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As she stuffed more linens around the baseboards, water flowed from beneath her kitchen cabinets and through her bathroom.

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Materials, from hallway floors to kitchen cabinets, are durable but not flashy.

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