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noun
Originally, a group of experts who advise a government, often informally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Any group of experts assembled to give advice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: more recently
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noun
an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kitchen cabinet
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Broader terms: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
History
Derives from a group of academics who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Across languages
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