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Collocations for cabinet - noun

1. (usually the Cabinet) in government

ADJECTIVE

full (BrE)
There was a meeting of the full Cabinet this afternoon.
inner (esp. BrE)
The inner Cabinet is to meet again today.
shadow (= the most important members of the opposition party)
war

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VERB + cabinet

appoint, choose, form, select
reshuffle
The Prime Minister reshuffled (= changed) his Cabinet yesterday.
enter (esp. BrE), join
leave (esp. BrE), quit
consult (esp. BrE)
persuade, urge (both esp. BrE)

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cabinet + VERB

meet
discuss sth

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cabinet + NOUN

appointee (AmE), member, minister (BrE), secretary
appointment (AmE)
meeting
reshuffle
The affair led to a mid-term Cabinet reshuffle.

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2. cupboard

ADJECTIVE

glass
maple, oak, wooden, etc. (all esp. AmE)
bathroom, bedside, kitchen
medicine
china, curio (AmE), display, trophy
a glass china cabinet
cocktail, drinks (BrE), liquor (AmE)
chill, chiller (both BrE)
file (AmE), filing (esp. BrE)
storage
locked

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cabinet + NOUN

door, drawer

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PREPOSITION

in a/the cabinet
Past reports are kept in the filing/file cabinet in my office.

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