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Noun
/kəˈbäl/,/-ˈbal/,
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cabals, plural;
  1. A secret political clique or faction
    • - a cabal of dissidents
  1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  2. conspire: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
  3. conspiracy: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
  4. A cabal is a number of people greater than two together in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in a church, state, or other community, often by . ...
  5. The Cabal is a comic book secret society of supervillains and antiheroes in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The group was formed in the Dark Reign storyline very shortly after the Secret Invasion event.
  6. Cabal is a novel by Michael Dibdin, and the third entry in the Aurelio Zen series.
  7. Cabal is a 1988 horror novella by British author Clive Barker. It was originally published in the United States as part of a collection comprising the novella and several short stories.
  8. The Cabal was, or perhaps is, a grouping of set theorists in Southern California, particularly at UCLA and Caltech, perhaps also at UC Irvine. ...
  9. The Haskell Cabal is the Common Architecture for Building Applications and Libraries; it aids in the packaging and distribution of software packages. It is contained in the Haskell Platform.
  10. Cabal is a video game developed by TAD Corporation. In this game, the player controls a commando, viewed from behind, trying to destroy various enemy military bases. The game was innovative for the era, and a modest success in sales.
  11. A usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a nefarious purpose; A secret plot; An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism
  12. According to Nennius, King Arthur's dog.
  13. The far-underground "shadow" community of sanguinearians in a particular geographic location. Few even believe they exist and Cabals include the Bloodbars and other unknown things. Cabals are very selective as to who even knows who is a member.
  14. The name for Charles II's inner circle of advisers, from about 1667 to 1673, based on their initials: Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale.
  15. Sometimes assumed to be a secretive organization responsible for the development of Wikipedia, the word is usually used as a sarcastic hint to lighten up when discussions seem to become a little too paranoid. ...
  16. [From the initials of the five members of Charles II's "Cabal Ministry", so named then, and so remembered now, because serendipitously similar to Kabbalah and the latter's undertones of secrecy. ...
  17. Used to describe a person that uses the mental doublethink technique very often. He has become a confederation of different persons with different roles in society.
  18. A group of loosely associated magical practitioners that nevertheless at times share information and practice magic together.
  19. A very fast vehicle powered by cocoons.
  20. When the flamenco aficionado is very knowledgeable of the songs, recognizes and clarifies the different styles, easily perceives the successes and failures of the singer, and listens to the song without any other purpose than to enjoy its aesthetic and emotional values.
  21. A group of monsters working under the leadership of a powerful monster called a cabal leader. Monsters that belong to a cabal have bases and monster cards marked with the cabal symbol. cabal leader: A powerful monster that leads a cabal. ...
  22. in the works of Robert A. Heinlein
  23. Does not exist! Ever!
  24. a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation in public affairs.
  25. A group of Mages bound by some common purpose.