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Meanings of cabal in English

Russian
интрига
Portuguese
camarilha
Spanish
conspiración
Catalan
complot
Wikidata

Clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.

        интрига
        Portuguese
        camarilha
        Catalan
        facció
        Spanish
        facción

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

              camarilha
              Portuguese
              conspirar
              Catalan
              conspirar
              Spanish
              conspirar

              Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.

                    conspirar
                    Portuguese
                    conjuração
                    Catalan
                    conspiració
                    Spanish
                    conspiración

                    A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

                          conjuração
                          Usage of cabal in English
                          1
                          I've never heard of anyone yet who has outsmarted a Mancini cabal.
                          The Oracle Glass
                          2
                          Both Mary and Bill said this cabal thing of yours is hogwash.
                          The Kingmaker
                          3
                          I want to punish the cable cabal for taking all my money.
                          Wired
                          4
                          No, I want the names of every cabal member you know of.
                          Casket of Souls
                          5
                          Perhaps these men were part of a cabal that has broken down.
                          A conspiracy of paper: a novel
                          6
                          Pitt soon became aware of the strength of the cabal against him.
                          A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
                          7
                          A powerful cabal was in fact got up against Monseigneur de Bourgogne.
                          Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
                          8
                          Iggy, in the San Francisco JAM cabal, explained it to me differently.
                          The illuminatus! trilogy
                          9
                          There was a group, a cabal if you like, of MI5 officers.
                          The Apocalypse Codex
                          10
                          They revealed themselves as an irredeemable cabal of chancers on the make.
                          Independent.ie
                          11
                          They cabal, and tattle, and hiss, and cackle comminations under their breath.
                          Roundabout Papers
                          12
                          I cannot imagine the Sons collaborating with a dragon cabal, can you?
                          Seraphina
                          13
                          Inflation was developed by a cabal of theorists over a number of years.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          We don't know the full extent of either cabal just yet.
                          Casket of Souls
                          15
                          I fear the cabal is right: we would not last alone against dragons.
                          Seraphina
                          16
                          He really does believe that a cabal of Jews secretly controls the world.
                          The new yorker
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