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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.
officer
Noun
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An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.
A soldier must obey his commanding officer.
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An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)
Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.
The thief was taken to jail by the officers.
He was arrested for hitting an officer.
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An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).
The judge is an important officer of the court.
She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.