noun, verb, -balled, -bal⋅ling.| 1. | a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. |
| 2. | the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue. |
| 3. | a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles. |
| 4. | to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot. |