Results for cabal
Definitions of cabal:
part of speech: verb intransitive
To unite in secret with others to effect a design.
part of speech: noun
A secret combination for carrying out some special plan, usually evil.
part of speech: noun
A few men united secretly for some party purpose; a junto.
part of speech: verb
To design secretly; to intrigue.
part of speech: noun
A small party united for some secret design: the plot itself.
Usage examples for cabal:
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A remnant of former friendship was shown seven years after the Cabal was dissolved.
"Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts", Rosalind Northcote -
I determined to form and direct a powerful cabal in order to bring my views to pass.
"The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete", Duc de Saint-Simon -
The very next evening the Jacobin cabal called the manager upon the stage, and insisted that Madame Chevalier should be given a regular engagement.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton