noun a secret.
2. cabal ·noun tradition; occult doctrine. ·see cabala.
3. cabal ·noun the secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.
4. cabal ·vi to unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.
5. cabal ·noun a number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.