Editing Cabal (section)

{{short description|Clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes}}
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[[File:There's no cabal.png|thumb|A French (translated into English) humorous image of a cabal.]]
A '''cabal''' is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a [[state (polity)|state]], or another community, often by [[Wiktionary:intrigue|intrigue]] and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group. The use of this term usually carries negative connotations of political purpose, [[conspiracy]] and [[secrecy]].<ref name=Collins>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cabal|title=Collins English Dictionary: Cabal|language=en|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wordpandit.com/cabal/|title=Wordpandit: Cabal|date=12 February 2011|language=en|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref> It can also refer to a secret plot or a [[clique]], or it may be used as a verb (to form a cabal or secretly conspire).<ref name=Collins /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url= https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/|title=The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Molly | last=Ball|date=2021-02-04 | accessdate=2021-04-27 |quote=a well-funded cabal of powerful people, ranging across industries and ideologies, working together behind the scenes to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information.}}</ref>