Conspiracy

Quick meaning: Conspiracy is a noun meaning An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.

Meaning

An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.

More Meanings

1. (law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
2. (loosely) A secret agreement to do something.
3. (loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
4. (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
5. (by ellipsis, proscribed) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
6. (rare, collective) A group of ravens.
7. (rare, collective) A group of lemurs.

Example Sentences

Have you been part of a surprise party conspiracy or plotted a delightful treat for someone you love?

Conspiracies, like all other exercises of human ingenuity, are of very different kinds. The gloomy plots arranged in old Italian halls.

The people whom he visited were members of the surprise party conspiracy, and kept the pianist involved in a heated discussion until they were sure that the surprise was ready for him.

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.

Word Forms

• conspiracies
• conspiracying
• conspiracied

Synonyms for conspiracy

Depending on context, synonyms include cabal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cabal, collusion, cahoots, connivance, conspiring, complicity.

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