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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala 'secret knowledge', from Late Hebrew qabbalah 'received (knowledge)'

cabal

 noun
     
ca‧bal [countable] formal
a small group of people who make secret plans, especially in order to have political power
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