Phrase guide

cabinet minister

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet, the group of leading policy makers, advisers, and overseers of governmental departments who report to the prime minister.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: minister, government minister

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: minister

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noun

Meaning 3

a person who is a member of the cabinet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: minister, government minister

Narrower terms: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor, Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor, Lord Privy Seal, Treasury, First Lord of the Treasury

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 內閣部長 /内阁部长 (nèigé bùzhǎng) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內閣大臣 /内阁大臣 (nèigé dàchén) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閣僚 /阁僚 (géliáo) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總長 /总长 (zǒngzhǎng) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Finnish: ministeri — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Finnish: valtioneuvoston jäsen — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Galician: ministro do goberno — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Georgian: მინისტრი (minisṭri) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Georgian: მინისტრთა საბჭოს წევრი (minisṭrta sabč̣os c̣evri) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Georgian: მინისტრთა კაბინეტის წევრი (minisṭrta ḳabineṭis c̣evri) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Hindi: मंत्रिमंडल-सदस्य (mantrimaṇḍal-sadasya) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Pali: raṭṭhamantī — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Romanian: ministru — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Romanian: membru de guvern — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Russian: мини́стр (minístr) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Spanish: ministro — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Spanish: ministro del gobierno — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet
  • Thai: รัฐมนตรี (rát-tà-mon-dtrii) — member of the executive branch of a government who has been appointed to the cabinet