cabinet

cabinet
The advisory board or counsel of a king or other chief executive; e.g. President's Cabinet. The select or secret council of a prince or executive government; so called from the apartment in which it was originally held. The President's Cabinet is a creation of custom and tradition, going back to the First President, and functions at the pleasure of the President. Its purpose is to advise the President on any matter concerning which he wishes such advice (pursuant to Article II, section 2, of the Constitution). The Cabinet is composed of the heads of the fourteen executive departments-the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Transportation. Certain other officials of the executive branch have been accorded Cabinet rank. The Vice President participates in all Cabinet meetings. Others are invited from time to time for discussion of particular subjects. The Secretary to the Cabinet is designated to provide for orderly handling and followup of matters brought before the Cabinet.
@ kitchen cabinet
Informal body of non-cabinet advisors which President turns to for advice
@ cabinet council
In English politics, a private and confidential assembly of the most considerable ministers of state, with the function of deciding, in association with the Prime Minister, government policy and the activities of all government departments; first established by Charles I
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