Cabal vs Cartel - What's the difference?
cabal | cartel |
A usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
A secret plot.
An identifiable group within the tradition of .
* 1965
To engage in the activities of a
* I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained.
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, volume=1
, author=George Payne Rainsford James
, year=1840
, page=68-69
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A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.
A written letter of defiance or challenge.
* Sir Walter Scott
*, Folio Society, 2006, p.22:
An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.
(nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.
As nouns the difference between cabal and cartel
is that cabal is a usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose while cartel is a group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.As a verb cabal
is to engage in the activities of a cabal.cabal
English
(wikipedia cabal)Noun
(en noun)- The cabal is plotting to take over the world.
- The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents.
- Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal . Some work together. Some never do explain.
Synonyms
* camarilla * conspiracyDerived terms
* cabalistic * cabbalistic * TINC (there is no cabal)Verb
See also
* cabal glass ----cartel
English
(wikipedia cartel)Noun
(en noun)- He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel .
- Xerxes'' whipped the Sea, and writ a cartell of defiance to the hill ''Athos .
- (Wilhelm)
