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conspiracy

cons·pi·racy

UK/kənˈspɪɹəsi/ US/kənˈspəɹəsi/ common

noun

1.
2.

a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

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3.

a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

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Origin

From Middle English conspiracie, from Anglo-Norman conspiracie, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, from conspire + -acy.

Phrases

  • conspiracy analyst
  • conspiracy fact
  • conspiracy hypothesis
  • conspiracy of silence
  • conspiracy theorist
  • conspiracy theorize
  • conspiracy theory

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