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cabinet
Noun
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A country's cabinet is the main group of politicians who work closely with the leader of the government.
Nearly all the cabinet ministers in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition government are immigrants or the sons of immigrants.
He was senior businessman before he joined President Clinton's Cabinet as Treasury secretary.
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A cabinet is a piece of furniture used to keep things in.
He walked over to the filing cabinet, took out the file and put it on his desk.
bid
Noun
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A bid is an offer to enter into a contract to buy something or to do some kind of job.
He amazed the art world with his winning bid of nearly $54 million for Van Gogh's painting, Irises.
The Suns also made a bid for $2.3 million to get Willis from the Bulls.
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A bid is an attempt to do something.
He went back to teaching after his unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988.
She lost her bid at a world record fourth gold medal in swimming.
bid
Verb
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If you bid for something, you offer to enter into a contract to buy it or to do it.
Microsoft bid $44.6 billion to acquire Yahoo.
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If you bid for something, you attempt to do or get it.
Montesinos, decided not to bid for the new position.
They bid on and won a job to build a bank in Marietta, Ohio.
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If you bid someone a good day, evening, etc., you wish it to them in greeting.
She bade farewell to her sister, Fannie, and to other relatives and friends.
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If you bid someone (to) do something, you tell them to do it.
Standing with her back to the open door, she bade him pass.