cabal
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8.9
- noun
- /kəˈbæl/
- Formal
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camarilla
- Rumors circulated about a secret cabal seeking to manipulate government policies for their benefit.
We are facing really big dangers, but not from a small cabal of fellow humans.
- We are facing really big dangers, but not from a small cabal of fellow humans.
- Look, we went to great lengths to make it clear that this is not a cabal, it's not a conspiracy.
- So David, we've talked here about what you call the cult or the cabal.
- And so, you know, the likes of Hillary Clinton and the cabal of war mongers in Washington, they weren't fans of mine, to say the least.
- There are going to be cliques and cabals unacknowledged and acknowledged.
- Because Boris and his cabal of careerist shit munchers aren't fit for the job.
- And they it's probably, I don't believe in cabals, all right?
- Please do not bend to the the demands of of this anti woke cabal.
Examples
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There are going to be cliques and cabals unacknowledged and acknowledged.
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The suspicion that always seems to haunt any of Shakespeare's kings is that there is some kind of plot, some cabal, some conspiracy going on.
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Like what will this cabal do to me if I come out with this stuff?
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We are facing really big dangers, but not from a small cabal of fellow humans.
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Look, we went to great lengths to make it clear that this is not a cabal, it's not a conspiracy.
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A well-orchestrated cabal could easily manage... all of these simple things, children.
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You've got a little leadership cabal that calls the shots on everything.
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So we don't have the entire cabal in custody?
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There is no elite person or cabal of elites that is wiser than the culture itself.
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Lo and behold, a nonprofit organization becomes some sinister, revolutionary cabal!
Synonyms
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5.5
A small group inside a larger group with different ideas that wants power
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7.1
A small secret group that works inside a larger organization, often for political aims
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6.3
A group whose members keep their identity and activities hidden from others
A small hidden group that tries to influence leaders by secret actions
A small group that meets in secret to gain power
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cabal comes from a Hebrew word Kabbalah that meant 'secret teaching' or 'received tradition', and over time the word was used for small hidden groups who shared private plans. So a cabal today is a small secret group that plots behind the scenes.