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ca·bal (kə bäl′, -bal′)

noun

  1. a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta
  2. the intrigues of such a group; plot

Etymology: Fr, intrigue, society (popularized in England from the initials of the ministers of Charles II) < ML cabbala, cabala

intransitive verb caballed -·balled′, caballing -·bal′·ling

to join in a cabal; plot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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