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The North Dakota State Cabinet is part of the executive branch of the Government of the U.S. state of North Dakota, consisting of the appointed heads of the North Dakota state executive departments. The State Cabinet has evolved into a major part of the State government.
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- ↑ ipu research note [May 31, 2007] Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine