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shadow cabinet Definition

shadow cabinet

noun

in the Brit. Parliament, those members of the opposition party who function as unofficial counterparts to the cabinet ministers of the party in power

shadow cabinet Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

Conservative: According to ' The Scotsman ' , they include two members of the Conservative shadow cabinet and several prominent business figures.

Modifies a noun

  • minister: He and other shadow cabinet ministers held a number of investigative One Nation Hearings in hard-pressed areas.
  • member: The campaign for extinction is being lead by Tory shadow cabinet member, Bernard Jenkin.

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