Cabal

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A Secret.

II. Cabal ·noun Tradition; occult doctrine. ·see Cabala.

III. Cabal ·noun The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.

IV. Cabal ·vi To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to Intrigue; to Plot.

V. 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.