Oligarchy vs Cabal - What's the difference?
oligarchy | cabal |
A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
A state ruled by such a government.
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.
, title=The king's highway
, volume=1
, author=George Payne Rainsford James
, year=1840
, page=68-69
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As nouns the difference between oligarchy and cabal
is that oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy while cabal is a usually secret exclusive organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.As a verb cabal is
to engage in the activities of a cabal.oligarchy
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(wikipedia oligarchy) (oligarchies)cabal
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(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.