ca·bal [kuh-bal] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -balled, -bal·ling.
–noun
1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
–verb (used without object)
4. to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.
[Origin: 1610–20, for an earlier sense; earlier cabbal < ML cabbala. See cabala]
—Related forms
ca·bal·ler, noun
—Synonyms 1. junta, faction, band, league, ring. 2. See conspiracy.
con·sor·ti·um [kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ti·a [-shee-uh, -tee-uh] Pronunciation Key.
1. a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
2. any association, partnership, or union.
3. Law. the legal right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other: In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.
–noun
1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.
–verb (used without object)
4. to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot.
[Origin: 1610–20, for an earlier sense; earlier cabbal < ML cabbala. See cabala]
—Related forms
ca·bal·ler, noun
—Synonyms 1. junta, faction, band, league, ring. 2. See conspiracy.
con·sor·ti·um [kuhn-sawr-shee-uhm, -tee-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ti·a [-shee-uh, -tee-uh] Pronunciation Key.
1. a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
2. any association, partnership, or union.
3. Law. the legal right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other: In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.
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Thank you -
Tue, May 8, 2007 - 8:07 AMstill trying to figure out how this applies to Monday nights - but other than that - I get it now:
"Law. the legal right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other: In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium."
