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cabal
[ kuh-bawl, kuh-bal ]
noun
- a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
- a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
verb (used without object)
- to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.
Cabal
1/ kəˈbæl /
noun
- the CabalEnglish history a group of ministers of Charles II that governed from 1667–73: consisting of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale
cabal
2/ kəˈbæl /
noun
- a small group of intriguers, esp one formed for political purposes
- a secret plot, esp a political one; conspiracy; intrigue
- a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
verb
- to form a cabal; conspire; plot
Other Words From
- ca·bal·ler noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cabal1
Origin of cabal2
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Example Sentences
It is as though Musk and his cabal at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency have picked up a whistleblower retaliator’s playbook and are using it against the entire federal civil service.
It was a small but telling detail that demonstrated how the academy wants to be perceived after years of being portrayed as a shadowy record-industry cabal.
As any student of the Kings will know, the point is not to conjure up some Pizzagate-style conspiracy about a cabal of liberal Hollywood predators.
Even when he sermonized on the “global elitist cabal,” he spoke with the affable passion of a beloved high school teacher.
Not just any action movie either — the sinister leader of the cabal Gi-hun sets himself against likens his vengeance quest to the central choice in “The Matrix.”
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