What is another word for cabal?

Pronunciation: [kɐbˈal] (IPA)

Cabal is a word that means a secret group of people who are involved in a scheme or a plot. There are different synonyms for the word that can be used depending on the context. One of the most common synonyms for cabal is conspiracy. Another synonym for cabal is clique, where a small group of people work together to achieve something. Some other synonyms for cabal are faction, cartel, ring, and coterie. All these words and their meaning revolve around the concept of a group of people working together for a specific purpose, be it for good or bad.

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  • Independent

    • Noun, singular or mass
      gang.
  • Other Related

    • Noun, singular or mass
      clique.

What are the hypernyms for Cabal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Cabal?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the meronyms for Cabal?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for cabal (as nouns)

Usage examples for Cabal

After the call for "proof" came charges, from members of the Peary cabal, that I was unable to take observations.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Not a few of them were greatly distinguished as statesmen and men of letters-the blind poet and ballad-collector, Sir Richard; William Maitland, the celebrated Secretary Lethington; Chancellor Maitland, author of the satirical ballad, "Against Sklanderous Tongues;" Thomas, and Mary, Latin versifiers both; and the infamous "cabal" Duke, the only bearer of the title.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
The selfish and self-evident press campaign, obviously managed by the Peary cabal, to that end had given unsatisfactory results.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Cabal

  • The belief that there is some hidden cabal directing the course of events is a type of anthropomorphism – a way of finding agency in the entropy of history.
    John Gray (philosopher)
  • If the success of the Bush presidency hinges on the outcome of the war in Iraq, that war is even more critical to the cabal that exploited 9/11 to maneuver us into it... All the neocon eggs are in the Baghdad basket.
    Pat Buchanan

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