English > British Cabinet: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The senior ministers of the British government. |
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Members | Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor | The British cabinet minister responsible for finance |
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Chief Secretary | A member of the British Cabinet |
Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Home Department | The British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office |
Lord Privy Seal | The senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties |
Prime Minister, PM, premier | The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom |
Treasury, First Lord of the Treasury | The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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Broader | cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
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