cupboard located in the kitchen and used for storing utensils and food; (Politics) members of the government cabinet who are the President's or Prime Minister's closest advisors
disapproval Journalists sometimes refer to the unofficial advisers of a prime minister or president as that person's kitchen cabinet, especially if they disapprove of the influence that the advisers seem to have. A group of unofficial advisers to the head of a government. a group of people who give advice informally to the leader of the government, not officially