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cabal

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ca·bal

noun \kə-ˈbäl, -ˈbal\

Definition of CABAL

1
: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government); also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues
2
: club, group <a cabal of artists>

Examples of CABAL

  1. a cabal plotting to overthrow the government
  2. <a conspiracy theory about the existence of an international cabal devoted to world domination>

Origin of CABAL

French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabbālāh, literally, received (lore)
First Known Use: 1614

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