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conspiracy
[ kuhn-spir-uh-see ]
noun
- the act of conspiring.
- an unlawful, harmful, or evil plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
- a combination of persons for such an unlawful, harmful, or evil purpose:
He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
- Law. an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act.
- any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result.
conspiracy
/ kənˈspɪrəsɪ; kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːrɪəl /
noun
- a secret plan or agreement to carry out an illegal or harmful act, esp with political motivation; plot
- the act of making such plans in secret
Derived Forms
- conˌspiraˈtorially, adverb
- conˈspirator, noun
- conspiratorial, adjective
Other Words From
- con·spir·a·tive adjective
- con·spir·a·to·ri·al [k, uh, n-spir-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l], con·spir·a·to·ry adjective
- pre·con·spir·a·cy noun plural preconspiracies
Word History and Origins
Origin of conspiracy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
Cosby conspiracy theorists share a perspective born of a long, pained history of American racism.
But those strands of his identity are all wound around the conspiracy that led him back to Gambia for the first time in 23 years.
That plane still has not been found, sparking much speculation and many conspiracy theories.
But his motives for shooting John Paul II have remained a mystery shrouded in multiple conspiracy theories.
All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
He sympathized with that movement which, during his childhood, culminated in the Cavite Conspiracy (vide p. 106).
But when you are there, the awful secret of conspiracy will not be revealed in caverns, dungeons, and darkness.
Scarcely a year passed in which his name was not connected with some conspiracy to overthrow the First Consul.
The law still branded as conspiracy any united attempt of workingmen to raise wages or to shorten the hours of work.
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