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.
Etymology: F cabale f. med.L cabala, CABBALA
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.
Etymology: F cabale f. med.L cabala, CABBALA
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012