shadow cabinet
/ˌʃædəʊ ˈkæbɪnət/noun
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[C] British
a group of senior members of the main opposition party, each of whom is responsible for speaking on the subject that a particular government minister deals with
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- She was given the education job in the shadow cabinet.
- The shadow cabinet met to plan its response to the budget.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the member of the shadow cabinet who covers a minister's area is called the shadow minister, for example the shadow foreign secretary.
Usage में shadow cabinet का वह सदस्य जो किसी मंत्री के विभाग पर नज़र रखता है, shadow minister कहलाता है, जैसे the shadow foreign secretary।
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General knowledge
The shadow cabinet is a feature of the British parliamentary system and has no official place in the Indian system.
Shadow cabinet ब्रिटिश संसदीय व्यवस्था की विशेषता है और भारतीय व्यवस्था में इसका कोई औपचारिक स्थान नहीं है।