a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected
The leadership of the opposition, poised to take the reins of government and its ministries in the event elections are called and lost by the ruling majority party. Shadow cabinets operate in a manner akin to a government in exile, formulating policies they are not empowered to enact -- but that might become law if they were elected.
A collective term for the critics in each of the opposition parties, particularly those in the official opposition, who might comprise the cabinet should the party come to power. These critics scrutinize the programs and policies of the government department to which they are assigned.
The group of parliamentarians in each opposition party, especially the Official Opposition, chosen to act as party critics for each of the ministerial portfolios.
a group of Members from the main opposition party or parties in the Parliament. They act as spokespersons for the opposition on the main areas of government.
The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government. Members of a shadow cabinet are often but not always appointed to a Cabinet post if and when their party gets into government.
The Present Opposition Shadow Cabinet or Opposition Front Bench is listed below.
The Shadow Cabinet is a team of fictional superheroes created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Shadow Cabinet #0 (January 1994), and were created by Dwayne Mc Duffie, Robert L. Washington III and John Paul Leon.
