cabal
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.
Origin of cabal
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Other words from cabal
- ca·bal·ler, noun
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How to use cabal in a sentence
Some go deep, believing that a cabal of Democrats and celebrities torture children to drink their blood.
A brutal, isolating year leads to baffling battles between good and evil | Philip Bump | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThey form the most privileged cabal in all of American media, as they preside over the country’s most toxic news organization without having to answer for its abuses.
Never forget Fox News’s promotion of the ‘Big Lie’ | Erik Wemple | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostThey were going to replace the secretary, deputy secretary, myself and number of other people, and it was a cabal of crazies.
Q&A with ‘Anonymous’: Miles Taylor on his secret, why he didn’t resign and more | Philip Rucker, Carol D. Leonnig | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostAnother example, this one trending in left-wing circles, is a fake report about a mysterious cabal that’s blocking mailboxes to discourage voting.
Facebook’s new tool to stop fake news is a game changer—if the company would only use it | Jeff | October 18, 2020 | FortuneIt has recently become a major gathering place for QAnon conspiracy theorists, who believe an elite cabal of satanic child molesters are running the country.
A cabal can do it, selling their influence to the highest bidder.
Valerie Jarrett, Obama Consigliere—and Democracy Killer | James Poulos | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has now leant its name to a shadowy cabal known within the German meat-processing industry as the Atlantic group.
The arms dealer sells it to a mysterious neo-Nazi cabal, which then detonates it in Baltimore.
Want To Know What America Thinks of Itself? Watch Jack Ryan on Wall Street | Andrew Romano | January 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLIBOR is the very definition of a rate set by a cabal, ripe for collusion.
Don’t Just Blame Banks for Barclays Interest-Rates Mess | Zachary Karabell | July 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSilicon Valley has its own weaknesses: the cabal of successful investors is small and insular.
Don't De-Friend Facebook Yet: Its IPO Might Not Mean Trouble Ahead | Zachary Karabell | May 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMeanwhile the cabal against the ruined Ripperda raged with redoubled fury in the Spanish cabinet.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut here the artist stranded, the victim of a cabal, despite the protection of Camille Maupin.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheMr. Palfrey terms this attempt a "Presbyterian cabal," and calls its leaders "conspirators."
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonBut as true Merit,236 is always the most envied, a cabal was soon formed against his Integrity.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II | Karl Ludwig von PllnitzShe had no political ability, no inclination for political affairs, but she was at once the tool and guiding genius of the cabal.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
British Dictionary definitions for cabal (1 of 2)
/ (kəˈbæl) /
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
to form a cabal; conspire; plot
Origin of cabal
1British Dictionary definitions for Cabal (2 of 2)
/ (kəˈbæl) /
the Cabal English history a group of ministers of Charles II that governed from 1667–73: consisting of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale
Origin of Cabal
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