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cabal

UK
/kəˈbɑːl/
US
/kəˈbɑl/

Translations

cabalnoun
cabals
pl
UK
/kəˈbɑːl/
US
/kəˈbɑl/
cabaleSens général : groupe agissant en secret, manœuvre occulte ou intrigue politique.
The cabal met in secret to discuss their plans to influence the upcoming election.
La cabale s’est réunie en secret pour discuter de ses plans afin d’influencer la prochaine élection.
Additional translations
complotPour l’idée de manœuvre secrète ou de machination.
factionSurtout en contexte politique.
Synonyms
faction
alliance
league
coalition
plot
syndicate
conspiracy
clique
cabalverb
caballed
Past Simple
caballed
Past Participle
caballing
Gerund
UK
/kəˈbæl/
US
/kəˈbæl/
comploterVerbe rare ; registre neutre.
Several senior officials were discovered caballing to influence the policy decision.
Plusieurs hauts fonctionnaires ont été découverts en train de comploter pour influencer la décision politique.
Additional translations
intriguerPour insister sur l’idée d’intrigue secrète ou de manœuvre occulte.
cabaladjective
more cabal
Comp.
most cabal
Super.
Used attributively to qualify another noun (e.g., "cabal politics").
intrigantSe rapporte à une cabale, à une manœuvre secrète ou à une intrigue.
Journalists began to uncover the cabal activities that had shaped the decision.
Les journalistes ont commencé à révéler les activités intrigantes qui avaient façonné la décision.

Definitions

cabalnoun
A secret political clique or faction.
The cabal met in secret to discuss their plans to influence the upcoming election.
A small group of people who work together secretly.
Rumors spread about a cabal within the company trying to overthrow the current management.
A secret scheme, intrigue, or plot devised by a small group working covertly.
The sweeping reforms were the product of a cabal that few outside the inner circle even suspected.
cabalverb
To form a cabal; to plot or conspire secretly.
Several senior officials were discovered caballing to influence the policy decision.
cabaladjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or involving a cabal.
Journalists began to uncover the cabal activities that had shaped the decision.
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