cabinet position

collocation in English

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cabinet
noun
uk
/ˈkæb.ɪ.nət/us
/ˈkæb.ən.ət/
a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofcabinetandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Evita never held acabinetposition, though she was the de facto head of many ministries.
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However, despite his prominence he was not given acabinetposition.
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He lost his seat andcabinetpositionin the 1996 elections.
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Thiscabinetpositionis usually reserved for someone with formal legal training.
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The stress and difficulties of hiscabinetpositionseriously affected his health.
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Some say he was angling for acabinetposition, something that did not happen.
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He served on the backbenches throughout his time in parliament, and was never appointed to acabinetposition.
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The post was acabinetpositionthat was nevertheless politically unimportant.
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Flemming won the campaign and within just a few months was named to the high profilecabinetpositionof minister of health.
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What matters most, according to these scholars, is continuity in the personnel who hold cabinet positions.
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Stephen, now publicly disgraced, is also forced to resign from hiscabinetposition.
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Willis himself was given a prominentcabinetpositionin the all-party ministry which followed.
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Yet under no circumstances do these important third parties ever supply the prime minister, nor do they ever gain a majority of cabinet positions.
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In such cases, cabinet positions could function as part of a logrolling mechanism, whereby the cabinet leaders use rotation as a device to search for support in parliament.
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Women have won key ministerial appointments and while not coming close to filling half the cabinet positions, they have made considerable gains compared with previous regimes.
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Chalmers used hiscabinetpositionin the early 1970s to advocate for the new regional hospital, as well as for solutions to alcohol and drug addiction problems in the province.
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Only three cabinet positions served both halves of the monarchy, war, foreign affairs and finance (when both sectors were involved).
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However, its original reservations about a secular government influenced its decision to refuse cabinet positions.
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He has held several cabinet positions under three presidents, serving in these offices for a total of over nine years.
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He has served in many shadow cabinet positions including foreign affairs, health and international development.
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