conspiracy
/kən'spirəsi/
Definition
- Noun:
- A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful: A "conspiracy" is a secret agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal, wrongful, or treacherous act, often against a government or authority.
- The act of conspiring: The action of making such a secret plan.
- A group of conspirators: The group of people involved in such a secret plan.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The three men were arrested for their conspiracy to overthrow the government.
- The investigation uncovered a conspiracy to defraud the company's investors.
- She was accused of being part of the conspiracy.
Advanced Usage
- "Conspiracy of silence": An agreement to keep silent about a subject for the purpose of keeping it secret.
- There was a conspiracy of silence among the officials regarding the scandal.
- "Conspiracy theory": A belief that some secret but influential organization is responsible for an event or phenomenon.
- He dismissed the claims as a baseless conspiracy theory.
Variants and Related Words
- Conspire (verb): To secretly plan together to commit an illegal or wrongful act.
- The rebels conspired against the king.
- Conspirator (noun): A person who takes part in a conspiracy.
- The conspirators met in secret.
- Conspiratorial (adjective): Relating to or suggestive of a conspiracy.
- He gave me a conspiratorial wink.
Synonyms
- Plot: A secret plan made for a particular purpose, typically to bring about an illegal or harmful outcome.
- Scheme: A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object, often underhanded.
- Intrigue: The secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.
Related Phrases
- To hatch a conspiracy: To devise or form a conspiracy.
- They hatched a conspiracy to steal the documents.
- A web of conspiracy: A complex, interconnected series of secret plots.
- The novel involves a tangled web of conspiracy and deceit.
Related Idioms
- A conspiracy against: A secret plan aimed at harming a specific person, group, or institution.
- He felt there was a conspiracy against him at work.
Noun
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a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
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a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
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