cabinet minister

/ˌkæb(ə)nət ˌmɪnəstər/

Other forms: cabinet ministers

Definitions of cabinet minister

1. noun

   the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
   type of:

   minister

   the job of a head of a government department
2. noun

   a person who is a member of the cabinet
   types:

   Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer

   the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

   Chief Secretary

   a member of the British Cabinet

   Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Home Department

   the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office

   Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor

   the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords

   Lord Privy Seal

   the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties

   First Lord of the Treasury, Treasury

   the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy

   type of:

   government minister, minister

   a person appointed to a high office in the government