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cabal

/kəˈbɑl/

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What does cabal mean?

noun

  1. A secret plot.
  2. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.

verb

  1. To engage in the activities of a cabal.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. (derogatory) A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

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IPA pronunciation

/kəˈbɑl/

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Every mere council of appointment, however constituted, will be a conclave, in which cabal and intrigue will have their full scope.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
But the same cabal which opposed him in his hereditary dominions, laboured also to counteract him in his canvass for the imperial dignity.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
More book examples (3)
"What! have you no monks who teach, who dispute, who govern, who cabal, and who burn people that are not of their opinion?"
VoltaireCandideProject Gutenberg ebook #19942
The truth is that, if there was a cabal, it was led by Carlotta herself against poor Christine, who had no suspicion of it.
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
She and Dr. lee, the only one she consults of the late cabal, very sensibly burned the late Prince's papers the moment he was dead.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610