シャドウキャビネット

noun

shadow cabinet

A political term referring to a group of opposition party members who would form the cabinet if their party were in power. In Japanese political contexts, it is often used alongside the native term 影の内閣.

See also: 影の内閣

• 野や党とうはシャドウキャビネットを組そ織しきして、政せい権けん交こう代たいに備そなえている。

  The opposition party has formed a shadow cabinet in preparation for a change of government.