advisory board

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

the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile

the senior ministers of the British government

a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected

a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet