cabal

ca-bal · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A secret political group or faction engaged in plotting or intrigue.

  2. 2.

    A secret plot or conspiracy.

Forms

plural: cabals

Related words

Antonyms: openness, transparency
See also: conspiracy, faction
Synonyms: clique, conspiracy, faction

Etymology

From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, from Hebrew qabbalah meaning "received tradition." The political sense developed in 17th-century England.