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conspiracy
/kənˈspɪɹəsi/
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What does conspiracy mean?
noun
- An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
- An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
- A secret agreement to do something.
More meanings (7)
noun
- An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
- A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
- A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
- (rare) A group of various animals.
- (rare) A flock of crows or ravens.
- (rare) A group of lemurs.
verb
- (rare) To conspire.
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IPA pronunciation
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Bellingham was, in his way, part of that conspiracy by which Lapham's creditors were trying to drive him to the wall.
There were three young women in adjoining cells, all convicted at the same time of a conspiracy to rob their prosecutor.
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When you come to think of it, it's extremely injudicious to admit into a conspiracy every pudding-headed baboon who presents himself!
Fortunately for Maximilian, he detected the conspiracy in time enough to anticipate and prevent it by the most rapid and effective measures.
A striking example of that sad truth that in society the general welfare is never the effect of a conspiracy of individual wills!