"brigue" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Italian briga",
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          "ref": "October 9 1749, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, in Letters to His Son, published in 1774",
          "text": "the rise and decay of the Papal power , the politics of that Court , the Brigues of the Cardinals , the tricks of the Conclaves"
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        "Intrigue; secretive machinations."
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        "(obsolete) Intrigue; secretive machinations."
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        "To achieve or obtain by underhand methods."
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        "(obsolete) To achieve or obtain by underhand methods."
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        "(obsolete) Intrigue; secretive machinations."
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