ca·bal (k
-b
l
, -bäl)
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.]
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