word-vault/dist/data/cards/ca/cabinet.json

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{
    "term": "cabinet",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/ba/bathroom.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a group of senior members of a government that is responsible for advising and deciding on government policy",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a cabinet meeting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cabinet minister"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the shadow Cabinet *(= the most important members of the opposition party)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cabinet is/are meeting today to discuss the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The defeat in the vote forced the Cabinet to change its policy on immigration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The issue was discussed at yesterday's cabinet meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inner Cabinet is to meet again today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prime minister reshuffled his Cabinet yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The affair led to a mid-term Cabinet reshuffle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lost her position as Health Minister in a recent cabinet reshuffle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a member of the Shadow Cabinet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several cabinet ministers have been implicated in the scandal."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "inner", "shadow"],
                "verb + cabinet": ["appoint", "choose", "form"],
                "cabinet + verb": ["meet", "discuss something"],
                "cabinet + noun": ["appointee", "member", "minister"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of furniture with doors, drawers and/or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "kitchen cabinets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a medicine cabinet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The china was displayed in a glass cabinet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["glass", "maple", "oak"],
                "cabinet + noun": ["door", "drawer"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the cabinet"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæbɪnət/",
                "audio": "ca/cabinet/cabinet__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæbɪnət/",
                "audio": "ca/cabinet/cabinet__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet."
}