Cabinet

:This article discusses the governmental body, for other meanings see cabinet (disambiguation)

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A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers or the Executive Council.

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In some countries, particularly those with parliamentary systems, the cabinet collectively decides the government's policy and tactical direction, especially in regards to legislation passed by the parliament. In other countries, such as the United States, the cabinet has little collective power or influence over lawmaking, and instead functions largely as an advisory council to the Head of Government. In some countries, cabinets are required to be appointed from sitting members of the legislature.

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In most governments, members of the cabinet are given the title of minister, and each hold a different portfolio of government duties ("Minister for the Environment", etc). In a few governments, the title of secretary is used for cabinet members. The day-to-day role of a cabinet members is to serve as the head of one segment of the national bureaucracy, as the head civil servant to which all other employees in that department report.

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Government: A government is the body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In its broadest sense, "govern" means the power to administrate, whether over an area of land, a set group of people, or a collection of assets. The word government is derived the Greek Κυ...

Executive branch: REDIRECT Executive (government)...

Executive Council: An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system exercizes executive power and is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator (all "governors"). Until the advent of responsible government, Executiv...

Cabinet related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari	Conchylien Cabinet I	Gerold Cabinet Kaffee	Conchylien Cabinet IV
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Exhibition Cabinet circa 1860s-70s	The Cabinet of Lord Derby of 1867 1868	Cabinet Makers at Work in a Workshop Using Various Tools	The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Italian Movie Poster 1919