noun
kitchen cabinet; government by close advisers
Refers to a style of governance where the leader relies heavily on a small group of close, often unofficial, advisers rather than formal cabinet members. The English term 'kitchen cabinet' is a direct equivalent.
その大統領は側近政治に頼りすぎていると批判された。
The president was criticized for relying too much on a kitchen cabinet.
When government by close advisers continues, policy-making tends to become opaque.