cabal
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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Sense 2 verb
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
They conspired to overthrow the government
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Sense 3 noun
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | cabalist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | clique |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrigue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conspiracy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conspirator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conspiratorial |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coconspire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cabal |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | political science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plot |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Gunpowder Plot |