ALL meanings of shadow cabinet
shad·ow cab·i·net
S s - noun shadow cabinet (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power. 1
- noun shadow cabinet opposition party's highest MPs 1
- noun shadow cabinet the members of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power 0
- noun shadow cabinet in the Brit. Parliament, those members of the opposition party who function as unofficial counterparts to the cabinet ministers of the party in power 0