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Definition of Kitchen cabinet
1. Noun. An inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government.
Definition of Kitchen cabinet
1. Noun. Built-in cabinet found in a kitchen. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) An informal group of advisors to a country's chief executive, as distinguished from the official cabinet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kitchen Cabinet
Literary usage of Kitchen cabinet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Since Jackson's time these advisers have not attained such influence as to receive
the title "kitchen cabinet." Cabinet opinions carry weight according to ..."
2. The Party Battles of the Jackson Period by Claude Gernade Bowers (1922)
"f PARTY BATTLES OF THE JACKSO^PERIOD conversation with Lewis and other members
of the kitchen cabinet, forging thunderbolts with which to smite the foe. ..."
3. A History of Banking in the United States by John Jay Knox (1900)
"... and other Presidents — Beginning of attack by Jackson — Message of 1829 —
Jackson's position — Report of House Committee —Amos Kendall —kitchen cabinet. ..."