n.
1.a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
2.a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) cabal v.
1.engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Idiom of the Day
put (someone) up to (something)
to persuade or cause someone to do something
The young boy's friend put him up to cheat on the examination.