cabal /kəˈbɑːl/noun 3verb 1forms 5 noun3 •A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.The cabal is plotting to ruin the world. •An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain. — 1965 •A secret plot.The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents. verb1 •To engage in the activities of a cabal.[…] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained. — 1840 formscabaled · caballed · cabaling · caballing · cabals