conspiracy
/kənˈspɪɹəsi/
Frequency: 4.26 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Conspiracies, like all other exercises of human ingenuity, are of very different kinds. The gloomy plots arranged in old Italian halls..."
- "And you may have noticed that those who are too quick to shout 'conspiracy theorist' are equally swift, when consequences for authority and consensus impend, to look serious and say 'It's more complicated than that.' These have become standard damage-control reflexes."
- "Sokka, Long Feng is in control of the city; his conspiracy with the Dai Li is too powerful. I think we should just keep flying and leave this horrible place behind us."
- "Modern political religions may reject Christianity, but they cannot do without demonology. The Jacobins, the Bolsheviks and the Nazis all believed in vast conspiracies against them, as do radical Islamists today. It is never the flaws of human nature that stand in the way of Utopia. It is the workings of evil forces."
- "The former programme of the entertainments, which were to result from this generous conspiracy to assist a man whom fortune had buffeted, was eagerly looked for, not only for the reunion of old favorites that it promised to bring about, but out of sympathy for the sentiment which has prompted this graceful act of kindness."
- "On another occasion, some months later, when Currita's birthday, the 10th of October, and feast of St. Francis Borgia, was approaching, the two children were plotting together a conspiracy to give their mother a surprise."
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈspɪɹəsi/
- British English: /kənˈspɪɹəsi/