cabinet picks
Chosen department heads
Cabinet picks are the individuals a president or prime minister selects to head executive departments—the nominees for positions like Secretary of State or Attorney General.
The term appears most often during presidential transitions, when announcements dominate news cycles: The president-elect's cabinet picks signal a shift toward deregulation.
A cabinet pick isn't yet confirmed—just chosen.
- nomineesThose proposed for selection
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- selectionsChosen items from options
- transition teamPre-inauguration planning group
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
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- Senate Confirmationsconfirmation vote, nominees, advice and consent, nomination hearings, committee vote
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
- appointmentsappointment, appointees, booking, nominations, nominees
- presidential powersexecutive order, executive power, executive orders, vetoes, pardon
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Leaders chosen by vote
elected representatives · senators · governors · congressional leadership · representatives
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