cabinet minister

Noun

Meaning

the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet

a person who is a member of the cabinet

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

secretary minister chancellor commissioner councilman mayor secretary of state alderman politician selectman elder undersecretary foreign minister city manager commissar
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Antonyms

subordinate figurehead teaching assistant assistant tutor fellow instructor fellow teacher
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Hypernyms

minister government minister

Hyponyms

secretary chancellor treasury Home Secretary Lord Chancellor Chancellor of the Exchequer

Examples

It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally. Bertie Ahern

Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister. Brian Mulroney

A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings. Robert Bourassa

Jack: A potential Cabinet Minister if ever I saw one. Dishonest in a way which seems embarrassingly frank. Upright when creeping. And dignified when at his most stupid. Dennis Potter

Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister. Steve Coogan

When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister – no wonder the public are cynical about politics. William Hague

Close letter words and terms

cabinet maker cabinet making cabinet member cabinet noir cabinet of curiosities cabinet officer