caballing
- noun
- /kəˈbɔlɪŋ/
- UK
:
conspiración
- Their ritual lives were rendered private or domestic by the white elite that sought to restrict the public gatherings of slaves that they strangely called "caballing," something usually done in private.
Examples
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Their electoral college failed to prevent what they regarded as one great and divisive evil of popular government, one that they had designed it to prevent: "caballing," which we call "campaigning."
Academic text (2003) -
In Jamaica's Port Royal, the constables were ordered by the vestry one Sunday to go to the Negro Market in the afternoon in order to destroy the drums and other noisy instruments to prevent the disorders that arise from their caballing and dancing.
Academic text (2007) -
The political leaders were accused of caballing to manipulate the election results behind closed doors.
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Rumors of caballing among the members of the council raised concerns about the fairness of the upcoming vote.
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The activists claimed that the government was caballing to suppress dissent and control public opinion.
Synonyms
670
5.5
A secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful
216
4.3
A secret plan by people to do something illegal
205
8.4
Secret deal by people or companies to cheat others
2
9.9
Secret help that allows someone to do something illegal
1
8.1
A plan made to trick people
1
6.2
Having secret plans to get what you want in a dishonest way
A secret plan with someone to do something dishonest or illegal
Antonyms
How Conspiratorial
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Morphology
Etymology
Caballing as a noun comes from cabal, which comes from kabbalah meaning 'secret teaching', and it pictures the action of a secret club. So caballing means forming a secret group to plot or scheme, often to get power.