cabinet
/ˈkæbɪnət/noun
उच्चारण कैबिनट
अलमारी; मंत्रिमंडल
Core word
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[C]
a piece of furniture with doors, drawers or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things; (the Cabinet) a group of chosen members of a government, which is responsible for advising and deciding on government policy
अलमारी; मंत्रिमंडल
- the Union Cabinet
- a filing cabinet
- The medicines are kept in a cabinet in the bathroom.
+ 2 more examples
- The Cabinet met on Tuesday to discuss the new education policy.
- Several Cabinet ministers attended the swearing-in ceremony.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cabinet (furniture)
A piece of furniture with shelves, drawers or doors for storing things: a kitchen cabinet, a filing cabinet.
अलमारी जैसा फ़र्नीचर, जिसमें वस्तुएँ रखने के लिए shelves, drawers या दरवाज़े हों: kitchen cabinet, filing cabinet।
- The medicines are kept in the bathroom cabinet.
- She locked the documents in the filing cabinet.
the Cabinet (government)
With a capital C, the group of senior ministers who lead a government. It can take a singular or plural verb in British English.
बड़े अक्षर C के साथ, सरकार का नेतृत्व करने वाले वरिष्ठ मंत्रियों का समूह। British English में इसके साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है।
- The Cabinet meets every Wednesday.
- The Cabinet has approved the new education policy.
cabinet + of / in / member
Use 'in the Cabinet' for being a member, 'Cabinet of ministers' for the group, and 'Cabinet minister' for the individual.
सदस्य होने के लिए 'in the Cabinet', समूह के लिए 'Cabinet of ministers' और व्यक्ति के लिए 'Cabinet minister' आता है।
- She was appointed a Cabinet minister at forty-two.
- He serves in the Cabinet as the finance minister.
Cabinet decision / approval
News reports use 'Cabinet approves/clears' for decisions taken by the Cabinet.
समाचारों में Cabinet द्वारा लिए गए निर्णयों के लिए 'Cabinet approves/clears' आता है।
- The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal on Tuesday.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cabinet
filingmedicinekitchenglasswoodenUnion
- The old wooden cabinet still holds our school books.
verb + Cabinet
approvereshuffleformjoinmeetdissolve
- The Prime Minister reshuffled the Cabinet last week.
Cabinet + noun
ministermeetingdecisionsecretaryreshufflerank
- A Cabinet meeting was held to discuss the flood relief.
cabinet + noun (furniture)
doordrawerkeyshelflock
- The cabinet door was jammed and would not open.
“More examples 5
- The Union Cabinet approved a new scheme for rural roads.
केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने ग्रामीण सड़कों की एक नई योजना को मंज़ूरी दी।
- Radhika arranged her textbooks neatly in the glass cabinet.
राधिका ने अपनी पाठ्यपुस्तकें काँच की अलमारी में सलीक़े से सजा दीं।
- The Chief Minister expanded his Cabinet before the festival.
मुख्यमंत्री ने त्योहार से पहले अपने मंत्रिमंडल का विस्तार किया।
- Keep the first-aid kit in the cabinet above the sink.
प्राथमिक चिकित्सा किट सिंक के ऊपर वाली अलमारी में रखें।
- Every Cabinet minister is responsible to Parliament.
प्रत्येक कैबिनेट मंत्री संसद के प्रति उत्तरदायी होता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a minister of the cabinet of the state.
✓ He is a minister in the state Cabinet.
Use 'in the Cabinet' for membership.
सदस्यता के लिए 'in the Cabinet' आता है।
✗ The Cabinet were meeting on Friday to discuss it's decision.
✓ The Cabinet met on Friday to discuss its decision.
'Its' without an apostrophe is the possessive.
Possessive रूप 'its' बिना apostrophe के होता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Cabinet is a smaller group within the Council of Ministers, which has Cabinet ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers; the word 'Cabinet' was added to Article 352 by the 44th Amendment.
मंत्रिमंडल (Cabinet) मंत्रिपरिषद के भीतर छोटा समूह है, जिसमें कैबिनेट मंत्री, राज्य मंत्री और उप मंत्री होते हैं; 'Cabinet' शब्द 44वें संशोधन द्वारा अनुच्छेद 352 में जोड़ा गया।