Noun

• S: (n) cabal, faction, junto, camarilla (a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue)
• S: (n) conspiracy, cabal (a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) plot, secret plan, game (a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)) "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate (engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together) "They conspired to overthrow the government"