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      conspiracy
      noun
      An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
      (law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
      (loosely) A secret agreement to do something.
      (loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
      (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
      (by ellipsis, proscribed) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
      (rare, collective) A group of ravens.
      (rare, collective) A group of lemurs.
      verb
      (rare, proscribed) To conspire.
      Roots
      spirospir- · Latin · breathe
      Synonyms for conspiracy
      cabalncollusionnconniveryadjmachinationnplotncomplicityncounterplotncahootsnconnivancenunderplotintriguentreasonnschemingadjdeceitn
      Words related to conspiracy
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