cabalEnglishOxford New American Dictionarycabal /kəˈbäl, , kəˈbɑl , kəˈbal, kəˈbæl / ▸ noun a secret political clique or faction: a cabal of dissidents. – ORIGIN late 16th century (denoting the Kabbalah): from French cabale, from medieval Latin cabala (see Kabbalah).