colluding

[ kuh-loo-ding ]

adjective

1. working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:

   If the colluding witnesses have not agreed on the details being asked about, each witness will invent something.

   By acting like a monopoly, the colluding firms can set a monopoly price and generate monopoly profits.

noun

1. the act or process of working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:

   Both agencies took pains to be subtle and not make the colluding too obvious.

Word History and Origins

Origin of colluding¹

First recorded in 1605–15; collud(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; collud(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Last month, the Knesset passed a bill to ban the Unrwa, the UN Palestinian refugee agency, from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, accusing the organisation of colluding with Hamas.

From BBC

Kenyan police have also been accused on numerous occasions of colluding with foreign security agencies trying to apprehend people they regard as threats.

From BBC

An expert in Vietnam told us that banking fraud is “quite common”, and there were instances of bank staff colluding with criminals to forge documents.

From BBC

Meanwhile, House Republicans are accusing Zelensky of colluding with Democrats, citing the visit to an ammunition plant in Pennsylvania.

From Salon

With an attorney on the plaintiffs’ side of the lawsuit colluding with the city’s team, the claims could be settled on terms favorable to the DWP.

From Los Angeles Times