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cabal

 (n): a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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5 months ago padawan said:

cabal: conspiracy.
cabal: excelent.

5 months ago SonofGroucho said:

Mmm... interesting!

7 months ago urfy said:

to my surprise, I find that the word seems to be of Hebrew origin; I always thought it was from the Cabal Ministry of Charles II Of England, whose ministers' names or titles were Clifford, Arlington,Buckingham, Ashley & Lauderdale

7 months ago seanahan said:

I think so. It should only be used rarely, unless, of course, you are paranoid.

7 months ago SonofGroucho said:

A former teacher of mine used to love this word. I quite like it too, but it is a bit pretentious dontchathink?

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