Parliament vs. Cabinet

Parliamentnoun

A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

Parliamentnoun

In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.

Parliamentnoun

A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).

Parliamentnoun

A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.

Parliamentnoun

(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.

Parliamentnoun

A parleying; a discussion; a conference.

Parliamentnoun

A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;

Parliamentnoun

The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws.

Parliamentnoun

In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.

Parliamentnoun

a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)

Parliamentnoun

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

Parliament

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.

Cabinetnoun

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Cabinetnoun

A cupboard.

Cabinetnoun

The upright assembly that houses a coin-operated arcade game.

Cabinetnoun

(historical) A size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3⅞" by 5½".

Cabinetnoun

A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

Cabinetnoun

In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

Cabinetnoun

(archaic) A small chamber or private room.

Cabinetnoun

(often capitalized) A collection of art or ethnographic objects.

Cabinetnoun

Milkshake.

Cabinetnoun

(obsolete) A hut; a cottage; a small house.

Cabinetnoun

A hut; a cottage; a small house.

Cabinetnoun

A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.

Cabinetnoun

A private room in which consultations are held.

Cabinetnoun

The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council.

Cabinetnoun

A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain articles of value. Hence:

Cabinetnoun

Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection itself.

Cabinetadjective

Suitable for a cabinet; small.

Cabinetverb

To inclose

Cabinetnoun

a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

Cabinetnoun

persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

Cabinetnoun

a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

Cabinetnoun

housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television