What's the difference between cabalistic and cliquish?
Cabalistic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Cabalistical
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Cliquish
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques; exclusive in spirit.
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(1) She added: “Swift herself should retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props.” Paglia said that modern girl squads could be pivotal in overcoming the obstacles still faced by women in Hollywood , in terms of representations and the gender pay gap, but said it was essential they did not simply become a “cozy, cliquish retreat from romantic fiascoes” whose focus was solely on socialising.
(2) Kotaku’s US editor Stephen Totilo wrote that Gamergate “has been, if nothing else, a good warning to all of us about the pitfalls of cliquishness in the indie dev scene.” While Gamergate had sporadic victories – Intel pulled ads from a site called Gamasutra after a letter-writing campaign – its main legacy seems to have been to entrench existing divisions.
(3) He has also promised to try to reach out to backbenchers, ending the sense of cliquishness around the leadership.