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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•bal /kəˈbæl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta small group of secret plotters:The cabal met to plan an attack upon the government.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•bal (kə bal′),USA pronunciation n., v., -balled, -bal•ling. n. - Governmenta small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Governmentthe plots and schemes of such a group;
intrigue. - a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
v.i. - Governmentto form a cabal;
intrigue;
conspire;
plot.
- Medieval Latin cabbala. See cabala
- earlier cabbal 1610–20, for an earlier sense
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged junta, faction, band, league, ring.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See conspiracy.
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