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cabal

noun  ca·bal  \kə-ˈbäl, -ˈbal\

Simple Definition of cabal

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: a small group of people who work together secretly

Full 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

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Examples of cabal

a cabal plotting to overthrow the government

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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