cabal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cabal /kəˈbal/
noun a secret political clique or faction.

archaic a secret intrigue.

– origin C16 (denoting the Kabbalah): from Fr. cabale, from med. L. cabala (see Kabbalah).
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