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cabal

(kəbæl)

Word forms: plural cabals

countable noun

If you refer to a group of politicians or other people as a cabal, you are criticizing them because they meet and decide things secretly.

[disapproval]

He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators. [+ of]

...a secret government cabal.

Synonyms: clique, set, party, league More Synonyms of cabal

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cabal in British English

(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

verbWord forms: -bals, -balling or -balled (intransitive)

to form a cabal; conspire; plot

Word origin

C17: from French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see cabbala

Cabal in British English

(kəˈbæl)

noun

the Cabal

Word origin

see kabbalah; by a coincidence, the initials of Charles II's ministers can be arranged to formthis word

cabal in American English

(kəˈbɑl; kəˈbæl)

noun

a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta

the intrigues of such a group; plot

verb intransitiveWord forms: caˈballed or caˈballing

to join in a cabal; plot

SIMILAR WORDS: plot

Word origin

Fr, intrigue, society (popularized in England from the initials of the ministers ofCharles II) < ML cabbala, cabala

Examples of 'cabal' in a sentence
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It was all about a shadowy cabal who resist urges from their earth mother not to make war on their enemies.By the time the meeting convened officially the next morning, it was clear that a cabal had been formed.He told us that a'quiet cabal' was running our country.Here, to finish, is a shortlist of things that the secret cabal of restaurant critics has decided it has had quite enough of this year.

1 (noun) in the sense of clique

Definition

a small group of political plotters

He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators.

Synonyms

clique

The country is run by a small clique of wealthy families.

set

the popular watering hole for the literary set

party

opposing political parties

league

the League of Nations

camp

Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp.

coalition

He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations.

faction

A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.

caucus

the Black Caucus of minority congressmen

junta

The military junta that had toppled the democratic government was ousted.

coterie

The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers.

schism

confederacy

Vienna was established as the political and cultural capital of a new confederacy of Germanic states.

conclave

2 (noun) in the sense of plot

Definition

a secret plot or conspiracy

The left saw it as a bourgeois cabal.

Synonyms

plot

a plot to overthrow the government

scheme

a quick money-making scheme

intrigue

the plots and intrigues in the novel

conspiracy

Many people believe there was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.

machination

the political machinations that brought him to power

Additional synonyms

in the sense of camp

Definition

a group that supports a particular doctrine

Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp.

Synonyms

faction,

group,

set,

party,

division,

section,

sector,

minority,

gang,

lobby,

bloc,

contingent,

pressure group,

junta,

clique,

coterie,

schism,

splinter group,

public-interest group (US, Canadian)

in the sense of caucus

Definition

a local committee or faction of a political party

the Black Caucus of minority congressmen

Synonyms

group,

division,

section,

camp,

sector,

lobby,

bloc,

contingent,

pressure group,

junta,

public-interest group (US, Canadian)

in the sense of coalition

Definition

a temporary alliance, esp. between political parties

He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations.

Synonyms

alliance,

union,

league,

association,

combination,

merger,

integration,

compact,

conjunction,

bloc,

confederation,

fusion,

affiliation,

amalgam,

amalgamation,

confederacy

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释义	Trends of cabal View usage for: cabal (kəbæl) Word forms: plural cabals countable noun If you refer to a group of politicians or other people as a cabal, you are criticizing them because they meet and decide things secretly. [disapproval] He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators. [+ of] ...a secret government cabal. Synonyms: clique, set, party, league More Synonyms of cabal More Synonyms of cabal cabal in British English (kəˈbæl) noun 1. a small group of intriguers, esp one formed for political purposes 2. a secret plot, esp a political one; conspiracy; intrigue 3. a secret or exclusive set of people; clique verbWord forms: -bals, -balling or -balled (intransitive) 4. to form a cabal; conspire; plot Word origin C17: from French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see cabbala Cabal in British English (kəˈbæl) noun the Cabal Word origin see kabbalah; by a coincidence, the initials of Charles II's ministers can be arranged to formthis word cabal in American English (kəˈbɑl; kəˈbæl) noun 1. a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta 2. the intrigues of such a group; plot verb intransitiveWord forms: caˈballed or caˈballing 3. to join in a cabal; plot SIMILAR WORDS: plot Word origin Fr, intrigue, society (popularized in England from the initials of the ministers ofCharles II) < ML cabbala, cabala Examples of 'cabal' in a sentence cabal It was all about a shadowy cabal who resist urges from their earth mother not to make war on their enemies. Times, Sunday Times (2016) By the time the meeting convened officially the next morning, it was clear that a cabal had been formed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He told us that a'quiet cabal' was running our country. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Here, to finish, is a shortlist of things that the secret cabal of restaurant critics has decided it has had quite enough of this year. Times, Sunday Times (2006) 1 (noun) in the sense of clique Definition a small group of political plotters He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators. Synonyms clique The country is run by a small clique of wealthy families. set the popular watering hole for the literary set party opposing political parties league the League of Nations camp Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp. coalition He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations. faction A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions. caucus the Black Caucus of minority congressmen junta The military junta that had toppled the democratic government was ousted. coterie The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers. schism confederacy Vienna was established as the political and cultural capital of a new confederacy of Germanic states. conclave 2 (noun) in the sense of plot Definition a secret plot or conspiracy The left saw it as a bourgeois cabal. Synonyms plot a plot to overthrow the government scheme a quick money-making scheme intrigue the plots and intrigues in the novel conspiracy Many people believe there was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963. machination the political machinations that brought him to power Additional synonyms in the sense of camp Definition a group that supports a particular doctrine Voters have not yet moved en masse to the Conservative camp. Synonyms faction, group, set, party, division, section, sector, minority, gang, lobby, bloc, contingent, pressure group, junta, clique, coterie, schism, splinter group, public-interest group (US, Canadian) in the sense of caucus Definition a local committee or faction of a political party the Black Caucus of minority congressmen Synonyms group, division, section, camp, sector, lobby, bloc, contingent, pressure group, junta, public-interest group (US, Canadian) in the sense of coalition Definition a temporary alliance, esp. between political parties He had been opposed by a coalition of civil-rights organizations. Synonyms alliance, union, league, association, combination, merger, integration, compact, conjunction, bloc, confederation, fusion, affiliation, amalgam, amalgamation, confederacy Nearby words of cabal bystander byword cab cabal cabalistic cabin cabinet Synonyms of 'cabal' cabal Explore 'cabal' in the dictionary
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