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单词 cabal
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cabal

[ kuh-bal ]
/ kəˈbæl /
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noun

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.

verb (used without object), ca·balled, ca·bal·ling.

to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.

Origin of cabal

First recorded in 1610–20, for an earlier sense; earlier cabbal, from Medieval Latin cabbala; see kabbalah

SYNONYMS FOR cabal

1 junta, faction, band, league, ring.
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2. See conspiracy.

OTHER WORDS FROM cabal

ca·bal·ler, noun

Words nearby cabal

C4, ca', CAA, Caaba, cab, cabal, cabala, cabaletta, cabalist, Caballé, caballero
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British Dictionary definitions for cabal (1 of 2)

cabal
/ (kəˈbæl) /

noun

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

verb -bals, -balling or -balled (intr)

to form a cabal; conspire; plot

Word Origin for cabal

C17: from French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see cabbala

British Dictionary definitions for cabal (2 of 2)

Cabal
/ (kəˈbæl) /

noun

the Cabal English history a group of ministers of Charles II that governed from 1667–73: consisting of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale

Word Origin for Cabal

see kabbalah; by a coincidence, the initials of Charles II's ministers can be arranged to form this word
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