cabal

conspiratorial group of plotters; a secret plot or scheme
Not to be confused with:cable – a strong, heavy rope

ca·bal

C5001800 (kə-bäl′, -băl′)n.1. A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers: "Espionage is quite precisely it—a cabal of powerful men, working secretly" (Frank Conroy).2. A secret scheme or plot.intr.v. ca·balled, ca·bal·ling, ca·bals To form a cabal; conspire.

[French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see kabbalah.]

cabal

(kəˈbæl) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a small group of intriguers, esp one formed for political purposes2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a secret plot, esp a political one; conspiracy; intrigue3. a secret or exclusive set of people; cliquevb (intr) , -bals, -balling or -balled (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to form a cabal; conspire; plot[C17: from French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabala; see cabbala]

Cabal

(kəˈbæl) n (Historical Terms) the Cabal English history a group of ministers of Charles II that governed from 1667–73: consisting of Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale[see kabbalah; by a coincidence, the initials of Charles II's ministers can be arranged to form this word]

ca•bal

(kəˈbæl)

n., v. -balled, -bal•ling. n. 1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or authority. 2. the plots and schemes of such a group. 3. a clique, as in literary circles. v.i. 4. to form a cabal. [1610–20; < Medieval Latin cabbala] syn: See conspiracy.

Cabal

a small group engaged in a secret intrigue; a political clique. See also camarilla, conspiracy, faction, party.Examples: cabal of artists, 1859; of cardinals, 1715; of intriguers; of politicians. [Its origin was popularly related as an acronym referring to 1670, when the English Government ministers included C lifford, A shley, B uckingham, A rlington, and L auderdale.]

cabal

Past participle: caballed
Gerund: caballing

Imperative
cabal
cabal

Present
I cabal
you cabal
he/she/it cabals
we cabal
you cabal
they cabal

Preterite
I caballed
you caballed
he/she/it caballed
we caballed
you caballed
they caballed

Present Continuous
I am caballing
you are caballing
he/she/it is caballing
we are caballing
you are caballing
they are caballing

Present Perfect
I have caballed
you have caballed
he/she/it has caballed
we have caballed
you have caballed
they have caballed

Past Continuous
I was caballing
you were caballing
he/she/it was caballing
we were caballing
you were caballing
they were caballing

Past Perfect
I had caballed
you had caballed
he/she/it had caballed
we had caballed
you had caballed
they had caballed

Future
I will cabal
you will cabal
he/she/it will cabal
we will cabal
you will cabal
they will cabal

Future Perfect
I will have caballed
you will have caballed
he/she/it will have caballed
we will have caballed
you will have caballed
they will have caballed

Future Continuous
I will be caballing
you will be caballing
he/she/it will be caballing
we will be caballing
you will be caballing
they will be caballing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been caballing
you have been caballing
he/she/it has been caballing
we have been caballing
you have been caballing
they have been caballing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been caballing
you will have been caballing
he/she/it will have been caballing
we will have been caballing
you will have been caballing
they will have been caballing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been caballing
you had been caballing
he/she/it had been caballing
we had been caballing
you had been caballing
they had been caballing

Conditional
I would cabal
you would cabal
he/she/it would cabal
we would cabal
you would cabal
they would cabal

Past Conditional
I would have caballed
you would have caballed
he/she/it would have caballed
we would have caballed
you would have caballed
they would have caballed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cabal - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intriguecamarilla, faction, juntoclique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposecabalist - a member of a cabal
	2.	cabal - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)conspiracyplot, secret plan, game - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"Gunpowder Plot - a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkespolitical science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
Verb	1.	cabal - engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"complot, conspire, machinate, conjurecoconspire - conspire together; "The two men coconspired to cover up the Federal investigation"plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

cabal

noun1. clique, set, party, league, camp, coalition, faction, caucus, junta, coterie, schism, confederacy, conclave He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators.2. plot, scheme, intrigue, conspiracy, machination The left saw it as a bourgeois cabal.

cabal

nounA secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:collusion, connivance, conspiracy, intrigue, machination, plot, scheme.

Translations

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Cabal

(kəbăl`), inner group of advisers to Charles II of England. Their initials form the word (which is, however, of older origin)—Clifford of ChudleighClifford of Chudleigh, Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron
, 1630–73, English statesman. Member (1667–73) of the Cabal at Charles II's court, he held a number of offices, rising to acting secretary of state and lord
..... Click the link for more information. , Ashley (Lord ShaftesburyShaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of,
1621–83, English statesman. In the English civil war he supported the crown until 1644 but then joined the parliamentarians.
..... Click the link for more information. ), BuckinghamBuckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of,
1628–87, English courtier; son of the 1st duke. Brought up with the royal family and educated at Cambridge, he was a strong royalist in the English civil war.
..... Click the link for more information. (George Villiers), ArlingtonArlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of,
1618–85, English statesman. He fought for the royalists in the English civil war and, after going into exile, served as an envoy in Spain for the future Charles II.
..... Click the link for more information. (Henry Bennet), and LauderdaleLauderdale, John Maitland, duke of
, 1616–82, Scottish statesman. He entered public life as a staunch Presbyterian and was one of the commissioners who signed the Solemn League and Covenant (1643; see English civil war).
..... Click the link for more information. (John Maitland). Although they were never a working ministry, one or more of this group dominated court policy from 1667 through 1673.

Bibliography

See study by M. Lee (1965).

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noun a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end

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noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

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noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

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verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

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