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conspiracy
/kənˈspɪɹəsi/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
9(noun.)
ADJ
criminal, political
The government uncovered a political conspiracy to manipulate the election results.
alleged | international, worldwide
VERB + CONSPIRACY
be involved in, be part of
The mayor was involved in a conspiracy to hide the financial records from the city council.
organize
A group of former officials organized a conspiracy to steal confidential documents from the government.
uncover
Investigators uncovered a conspiracy involving several bank employees who were stealing from customers.
PREP
~ against
The employees discovered a conspiracy against their manager that had been going on for months.
~ between
There was a conspiracy between the two companies to raise their prices together.
PHRASES
a conspiracy of silence
Everyone knew about the problem, but there was a conspiracy of silence among the staff.
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