| NOUN | communication | conspiracy, confederacy | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful / unlawful act |
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| cognition | conspiracy, cabal | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) | |
| group | conspiracy, confederacy | a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose |
| Sounds | kahnspih'rahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful / unlawful act. | |
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| Synonym | confederacy | |
| Narrower | conspiracy of silence | A conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event |
| Broader | agreement, understanding | The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises |
| Spanish | conspiración | |
| Adjectives | conspiratorial | relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators |
| Verbs | conspire | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose |
| Meaning | A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot). | |
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| Synonym | cabal | |
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Narrower | Gunpowder Plot | A conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England |
| Broader | plot, secret plan, game | A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) |
| Spanish | conspiración | |
| Catalan | conspiració | |
| Adjectives | conspiratorial, conspirative | relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators |
| Verbs | conspire | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
| Meaning | A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. | |
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| Synonym | confederacy | |
| Members | conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator | A member of a conspiracy |
| Broader | set, circle, band, lot | An unofficial association of people or groups |
| Adjectives | conspiratorial | relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators |
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