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cabal
/kəˈbɑːl/
noun 3verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
against, all-powerful, antisemitic, elite, fascist, major, major, powerful
VERB + CABAL
governed
CABAL + NOUN
christian, everything, origins, pedophiles
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
1
A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
The cabal is plotting to ruin the world.
Undaunted and implacable, prudent and active; no opposition of the French princes or nobles could withstand his vengeance, no cabals could escape his penetration.
2
A secret plot.
The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.
3
An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.
verb
1
To engage in the activities of a cabal.
[W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, […]
[…] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially
noun — a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through int
- faction
- junto
- camarilla
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The cabal is plotting to ruin the world.
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Undaunted and implacable, prudent and active; no opposition of the French princes or nobles could withstand his vengeance, no cabals could escape his penetration.
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But ’tis a civil thing, said I;—and as I generally act from the first impulse, and therefore seldom listen to these cabals, which serve no purpose, that I know of, but to encompass the heart with adam
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[W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection f
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[…] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained.
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But the Subalterns' and Captains' ladies (the Major is unmarried) cabal against her a good deal. They say that Glorvina gives herself airs and that Peggy herself is intolerably domineering.
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