• IPA: /kəˈbɑːl/, /kəˈbæl/

cabal (plural cabals)

1. A usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

   The cabal is plotting to ruin the world.

2. A secret plot.

   The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.

3. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
   • 1965 Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, Principia Discordia

     Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.

• camarilla
• conspiracy

• French: cabale
• German: Geheimbund
• Italian: setta
• Russian: кли́ка
• Spanish: cábala, camarilla

cabal (cabals, present participle caballing; past and past participle caballed)

1. To engage in the activities of a cabal.
   • 1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section I. The Introduction.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: Printed for John Nutt, […], OCLC 752990886 ↗, page 45 ↗:

     [W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, [...]

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