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kitchen cabinet

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kitchen cabinet
n.
A group of unofficial advisers to the head of a government.
[From the story that President Andrew Jackson met with his unofficial cabinet in the White House kitchen.]
kitchen cabinet
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of unofficial advisers to a political leader, esp when considered to be more influential than the official cabinet
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Noun1.kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
brain trust
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


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Then she covered the tempter with a book, and another member of the kitchen cabinet got it.
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Standing all around the clearing were a good many cookstoves, ranges and grills, of all sizes and shapes, and besides these there were several kitchen cabinets and cupboards and a few kitchen tables.
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