cabal

A group engaged in schemes, especially against a government; or those schemes themselves.

The word originates to Caballa, the Medieval Latin spelling for the Jewish Book of Mysticism and the mystic form of Jewish practice, Kabbalah. Therefore, OAJ advises against using this term, despite its current and frequent political use unless in quotes.

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