Cabal and Set

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Cabal noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.

Usage example: a conspiracy theory about the existence of an international cabal devoted to world domination

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Set is a synonym for cabal in clique topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "Cabal".

Nearby Words: cabalistic, cabala

Set noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.

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Cabal is a synonym for set in clique topic. Sometimes you can use "Cabal" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old cabal	old set
specific	specific cabal	specific set
complete	complete cabal	complete set
original	original cabal	original set
Other adjectives: single, small, powerful, entire, large, dark, main, new, bizarre, last, previous.

Count Marechal (who fancies himself a "real" soldier) is all set to kill Cabal with a gun, until Cabal needles him with insults to trick him into a swordfight instead.

Source: Literature / Johannes Cabal the Detective
Fallen London is set in a Victorian London ruled by a shadowy cabal of nonhuman entities and full of things like devils, golems, and talking rats.

Source: Gaslamp Fantasy
There is a reference to "The Statement of Randolph Carter", a Lovecraft story, when Cabal finds a semi-open tomb with an old hand-held phone set next to it.

Source: Literature / Johannes Cabal the Necromancer

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