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CABAL
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Irregular inflected forms: caballed , caballing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
Synonyms:
cabal; conspiracy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cabal" is a kind of...):
game; plot; secret plan (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal))
Domain category:
government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cabal"):
Gunpowder Plot (a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes)
Derivation:
cabal (engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Synonyms:
cabal; camarilla; faction; junto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("cabal" is a kind of...):
camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
Meronyms (members of "cabal"):
cabalist (a member of a cabal)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Example:
They conspired to overthrow the government
Synonyms:
cabal; complot; conjure; conspire; machinate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "cabal" is one way to...):
plot (plan secretly, usually something illegal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cabal"):
coconspire (conspire together)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
cabal (a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))
