CABAL


Meaning of CABAL in English

n. 1 a secret intrigue. 2 a political clique or faction. 3 hist. a committee of five ministers under Charles II, whose surnames happened to begin with C, A, B, A, and L.

[ F cabale f. med.L cabala, CABBALA ]

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