English > United States Cabinet: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | A board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet. |
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| Synonym | US Cabinet |
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| Members | Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States | The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief / chief law enforcement officer of the United States |
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| Secretary of Agriculture, Agriculture Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Agriculture |
| Secretary of Commerce, Commerce Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Commerce |
| Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Defense |
| Secretary of Education, Education Secretary | The position of the head of the Education Department |
| Secretary of Energy, Energy Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Energy |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | The position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | The position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Secretary of Labor, Labor Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Labor |
| Secretary of State | The position of the head of the State Department |
| Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of Transportation |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | The position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Secretary of the Interior, Interior Secretary | The position of the head of the Department of the Interior |
| Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary | The position of the head of the Treasury Department |
| Broader | cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
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