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| Ca·bal [ kə bál ] |
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group of English ministers: a group of ministers in the court of the English king Charles II, who governed the country between 1667 and 1673. Their surnames were Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale.
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| [Mid-17th century. Acronym < the initials of their names, after cabal] |
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