cabinet meetings
Ministerial advisory conferences
Cabinet meetings are formal gatherings where the head of government meets with senior ministers or department secretaries to discuss policy and coordinate administration.
In the U.S., the president convenes the cabinet; in parliamentary systems, the prime minister does.
The phrase implies high-level deliberation: The matter was raised at this morning's cabinet meeting.
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- 10 Downing StreetUK executive residence
- papersOfficial written records
- closed-doorExcluding outside parties
- state secretsProtected government information
agenda setting · consensus building · talking points · president · inner circle · crisis management · finance minister · budget allocation · quorum · strategic planning · executive council · national security · heated debate · collective responsibility · public safety measures · behind closed doors · smoke-filled room · immigration policy
- CabinetSecretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, finance minister, ministers
- Ford PresidencyNixon pardon, executive orders, presidential papers, State of the Union, speeches
- Presidential papersspeeches, press releases, press conferences, proclamations, memos
- political ceremoniesinauguration, oath of office, swearing in, State of the Union, inaugural parade
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
cabinet meetingspublic hearings
Official meetings open to all
town halls · press conferences · congressional hearings · televised debates · public assemblies
cabinet meetingstown hall meetings
Open civic discussion events
community meetings · neighborhood gatherings · street protests · mass rallies