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Definition of Conspiracy
1. Noun. A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act.
Exact synonyms: Confederacy
Specialized synonyms: Conspiracy Of Silence
Generic synonyms: Agreement, Understanding
Derivative terms: Conspiratorial, Conspire
Specialized synonyms: Conspiracy Of Silence
Generic synonyms: Agreement, Understanding
Derivative terms: Conspiratorial, Conspire
2. Noun. A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot).
Exact synonyms: Cabal
Generic synonyms: Game, Plot, Secret Plan
Specialized synonyms: Gunpowder Plot
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Derivative terms: Cabal, Conspire
Generic synonyms: Game, Plot, Secret Plan
Specialized synonyms: Gunpowder Plot
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Derivative terms: Cabal, Conspire
3. Noun. A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose.
Exact synonyms: Confederacy
Generic synonyms: Band, Circle, Lot, Set
Member holonyms: Coconspirator, Conspirator, Machinator, Plotter
Derivative terms: Conspiratorial
Generic synonyms: Band, Circle, Lot, Set
Member holonyms: Coconspirator, Conspirator, Machinator, Plotter
Derivative terms: Conspiratorial
Definition of Conspiracy
1. n. A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.
Definition of Conspiracy
1. Noun. The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future. ¹
3. Noun. A group of ravens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conspiracy
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