cabinet meeting
Secretaries convene officially
A cabinet meeting is a formal gathering of the senior ministers who advise a head of government.
In the U.S., the president convenes cabinet meetings with department secretaries; in parliamentary systems, the prime minister meets with cabinet ministers.
These meetings address major policy decisions and coordinate government operations: The president called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the crisis.
- ministersReligious leaders or officials
- agendaFormal discussion list
- briefingConcise information session
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
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- meetingsAGM, attendee, attendees, general assembly, participant
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- CabinetSecretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, finance minister, ministers
- Private meetingsprivate session, closed session, closed hearing
- political ceremoniesinauguration, oath of office, swearing in, State of the Union, inaugural parade
- political eventselection, campaign, debate, vote, rally
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Organized media Q&A
public address · public hearing · town hall meeting · open session · televised address
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Public local assembly
town hall meeting · neighborhood gathering · public forum · village council · protest march
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