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单词 cabal
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•bal /kəˈbæl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta small group of secret plotters:The cabal met to plan an attack upon the government.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•bal  (kə bal),USA pronunciation n., v., -balled, -bal•ling. 
n. 
  1. Governmenta small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
  2. Governmentthe plots and schemes of such a group;
    intrigue.
  3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.

v.i. 
  1. Governmentto form a cabal;
    intrigue;
    conspire;
    plot.
  • Medieval Latin cabbala. See cabala
  • earlier cabbal 1610–20, for an earlier sense
ca•baller, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged junta, faction, band, league, ring.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See conspiracy. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cabal /kəˈbæl/ n
  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
vb ( -bals, -balling, -balled)(intransitive)
  1. to form a cabal; conspire; plot
Etymology: 17th Century: from French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see cabbala
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