Definition of: cabinet

(kab′ə·nit) noun
1. The body of official advisers of a king, president, or chief of state.
2. A council, or the chamber in which it meets.
3..A room for works of art, etc.; also, the articles collected.
4. A piece of furniture fitted with shelves and drawers.
5. Obs. A little cabin.
6. A small private room; a study or closet.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to or suitable for a cabinet in any sense.
2. Secret; confidential. [<F <Ital. gabinetto closet, chest of drawers; in def. 4, dim. of CABIN]