cabal

UK
/kəˈbɑːl/
US
/kəˈbɑl/

Translations

cabalnoun
cabals
pl
UK
/kəˈbɑːl/
US
/kəˈbɑl/
The cabal met in secret to discuss their plans.
Клика встретилась втайне, чтобы обсудить свои планы.
There was a cabal to overthrow the government.
Существовал заговор с целью свержения правительства.
Additional translations
тайное общество
cabalverb
caballed
Past Simple
caballed
Past Participle
caballing
Gerund
UK
/kəˈbæl/
US
/kəˈbæl/
cabaladjective
more cabal
Comp.
most cabal
Super.
Used attributively to qualify another noun (e.g., "cabal politics").

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.