Definition of conspiracy in English:

conspiracy

nounPlural conspiracies kənˈspɪrəsikənˈspɪrəsi

1A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
阴谋，密谋；共谋
a conspiracy to destroy the government
破坏政府的阴谋。
Example sentencesExamples
- They were the ones who uncovered conspiracies, unmasked the wrongdoers and alerted the world to crimes against humanity.
- If the uncovered ‘secrets’ involve grand conspiracies, so much the better.
- Oh, and his predecessor was probably murdered as part of some massive conspiracy.
- Sometimes, I think we believe in conspiracies because they provide comfort.
- Belief in plots and conspiracies was yet another sign of the credulity of the times.
- I have not seen the signs of corruption and conspiracy of which the father speaks in going through the papers.
- In this case, propaganda was a weapon of tremendous importance to this conspiracy.
- You can go on forever trying to prove there's some conspiracy, some plot.
- The problem with conspiracy theories is that they give people who spot real conspiracies a bad name.
- This documentary itself is part of another conspiracy, that of the left.
- It is loaded with danger, physical and financial, and comes with a hint of conspiracy.
- The tacit conspiracy is the cause; the secret conspiracies are the symptoms.
- In brief, the claimant has managed to convince himself that he is the victim of a Jewish judicial conspiracy.
- So I suppose this makes me a member of the international neocon conspiracy as well as an evil shill for the oil industry.
- We are part of the same sordid conspiracy against public understanding.
- We're all conspiratorial minded in America because there are so many conspiracies.
- They often doubt each other's intentions and accuse each other of hatching conspiracies.
- Where there were kings, queens, palaces there ought to be intrigues, conspiracies and secret tunnels.
- But to say that history cannot be explained by conspiracy does not mean that there are no conspiracies in history.
- The third fact of the matter is that it's not some sinister conspiracy.
Synonyms
plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, cabal
deception, ploy, trick, ruse, dodge, subterfuge, sharp practice
informal frame-up, fit-up, racket, put-up job
rare complot, covin
1. 1.1mass noun The action of plotting or conspiring.
  密谋；共谋
  they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
  他们密谋扰乱司法程序的嫌疑被洗清了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Two women and seven men have been arrested for theft and conspiracy to defraud.
  He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and 10 of corruptly offering money.
  The second man is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  It will decide whether charges of forgery and conspiracy to defraud should be brought.
  Tamper with a witness and see how you would go on a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  He had previously admitted conspiracy to do acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice.
  Both have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false instrument.
  Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police.
  They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council.
  She is serving three-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  The Fourth and Fifth Defendants colluded in conspiracy to defraud for their own personal gains.
  If this act is committed by an individual acting alone it will also escape the offence of conspiracy to defraud.
  Three other gang members were jailed for between two and four years while a fourth was cleared of conspiracy.
  He also faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglaries and steal motor vehicles in West Yorkshire.
  One recent suit charges him with kidnapping minors and conspiracy to commit genocide.
  He faces charges of attempted murder and aiding the enemy and conspiracy to commit war crimes.
  She was cleared of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply a class A drug.
  The five accused men, three from the company and two customers, all deny a charge of conspiracy to defraud.
  Charges of conspiracy to defraud and two of conspiracy to obtain a money transfer by deception were left on the file.
  There seem to be few prosecutions for conspiracy to defraud directed at public officials.
  Synonyms
  plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance, machination, collaboration
  treason

Phrases

a conspiracy of silence

An agreement to say nothing about an issue that should be generally known.
保持缄默协定；攻守同盟
the ministers took part in a conspiracy of silence over the decision to close the steelworks
Example sentencesExamples
- Society imposes a conspiracy of silence around rape.
- It's not a conspiracy; it's not a conspiracy of silence.
- The remarkable thing, however, is that far from bringing this fact in itself to the attention of their own public, the western media impose a conspiracy of silence and instead merely collude with the propaganda of violent conflict.
- So there'll be a conspiracy of silence about it.
- Perhaps for obvious reasons, there seems to have been a conspiracy of silence among most European politicians during the past fifty years on the subject of Confederation.
- There's a conspiracy of silence around this issue.
- This will help to break the conspiracy of silence.
- In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.
- The only difference is that this bout of political lying is buttressed by a bipartisan conspiracy of silence in which media commentators and bloggers alike are complicit.
- There were also calls to revive the issues that had been subject to a debilitating conspiracy of silence.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare 'agree, plot' (see conspire).

Definition of conspiracy in US English:

conspiracy

nounkənˈspɪrəsikənˈspirəsē

1A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
阴谋，密谋；共谋
a conspiracy to destroy the government
破坏政府的阴谋。
Example sentencesExamples
- We are part of the same sordid conspiracy against public understanding.
- Sometimes, I think we believe in conspiracies because they provide comfort.
- Where there were kings, queens, palaces there ought to be intrigues, conspiracies and secret tunnels.
- In brief, the claimant has managed to convince himself that he is the victim of a Jewish judicial conspiracy.
- So I suppose this makes me a member of the international neocon conspiracy as well as an evil shill for the oil industry.
- The tacit conspiracy is the cause; the secret conspiracies are the symptoms.
- I have not seen the signs of corruption and conspiracy of which the father speaks in going through the papers.
- The problem with conspiracy theories is that they give people who spot real conspiracies a bad name.
- If the uncovered ‘secrets’ involve grand conspiracies, so much the better.
- It is loaded with danger, physical and financial, and comes with a hint of conspiracy.
- We're all conspiratorial minded in America because there are so many conspiracies.
- Oh, and his predecessor was probably murdered as part of some massive conspiracy.
- But to say that history cannot be explained by conspiracy does not mean that there are no conspiracies in history.
- In this case, propaganda was a weapon of tremendous importance to this conspiracy.
- This documentary itself is part of another conspiracy, that of the left.
- They were the ones who uncovered conspiracies, unmasked the wrongdoers and alerted the world to crimes against humanity.
- You can go on forever trying to prove there's some conspiracy, some plot.
- The third fact of the matter is that it's not some sinister conspiracy.
- Belief in plots and conspiracies was yet another sign of the credulity of the times.
- They often doubt each other's intentions and accuse each other of hatching conspiracies.
Synonyms
plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, cabal
1. 1.1 The action of plotting or conspiring.
  密谋；共谋
  they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
  他们密谋扰乱司法程序的嫌疑被洗清了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He also faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglaries and steal motor vehicles in West Yorkshire.
  It will decide whether charges of forgery and conspiracy to defraud should be brought.
  Three other gang members were jailed for between two and four years while a fourth was cleared of conspiracy.
  She was cleared of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply a class A drug.
  Both have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false instrument.
  The five accused men, three from the company and two customers, all deny a charge of conspiracy to defraud.
  Tamper with a witness and see how you would go on a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  The Fourth and Fifth Defendants colluded in conspiracy to defraud for their own personal gains.
  If this act is committed by an individual acting alone it will also escape the offence of conspiracy to defraud.
  Charges of conspiracy to defraud and two of conspiracy to obtain a money transfer by deception were left on the file.
  The second man is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  Two women and seven men have been arrested for theft and conspiracy to defraud.
  He had previously admitted conspiracy to do acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice.
  There seem to be few prosecutions for conspiracy to defraud directed at public officials.
  Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police.
  She is serving three-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  He faces charges of attempted murder and aiding the enemy and conspiracy to commit war crimes.
  One recent suit charges him with kidnapping minors and conspiracy to commit genocide.
  They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council.
  He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and 10 of corruptly offering money.
  Synonyms
  plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance, machination, collaboration

Phrases

a conspiracy of silence

An agreement to say nothing about an issue that should be generally known.
保持缄默协定；攻守同盟
Example sentencesExamples
- The remarkable thing, however, is that far from bringing this fact in itself to the attention of their own public, the western media impose a conspiracy of silence and instead merely collude with the propaganda of violent conflict.
- In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.
- Society imposes a conspiracy of silence around rape.
- So there'll be a conspiracy of silence about it.
- There were also calls to revive the issues that had been subject to a debilitating conspiracy of silence.
- Perhaps for obvious reasons, there seems to have been a conspiracy of silence among most European politicians during the past fifty years on the subject of Confederation.
- There's a conspiracy of silence around this issue.
- It's not a conspiracy; it's not a conspiracy of silence.
- The only difference is that this bout of political lying is buttressed by a bipartisan conspiracy of silence in which media commentators and bloggers alike are complicit.
- This will help to break the conspiracy of silence.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’ (see conspire).

单词	conspiracy
释义	Definition of conspiracy in English: conspiracy nounPlural conspiracies kənˈspɪrəsikənˈspɪrəsi 1A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. 阴谋，密谋；共谋 a conspiracy to destroy the government 破坏政府的阴谋。 Example sentencesExamples They were the ones who uncovered conspiracies, unmasked the wrongdoers and alerted the world to crimes against humanity. If the uncovered ‘secrets’ involve grand conspiracies, so much the better. Oh, and his predecessor was probably murdered as part of some massive conspiracy. Sometimes, I think we believe in conspiracies because they provide comfort. Belief in plots and conspiracies was yet another sign of the credulity of the times. I have not seen the signs of corruption and conspiracy of which the father speaks in going through the papers. In this case, propaganda was a weapon of tremendous importance to this conspiracy. You can go on forever trying to prove there's some conspiracy, some plot. The problem with conspiracy theories is that they give people who spot real conspiracies a bad name. This documentary itself is part of another conspiracy, that of the left. It is loaded with danger, physical and financial, and comes with a hint of conspiracy. The tacit conspiracy is the cause; the secret conspiracies are the symptoms. In brief, the claimant has managed to convince himself that he is the victim of a Jewish judicial conspiracy. So I suppose this makes me a member of the international neocon conspiracy as well as an evil shill for the oil industry. We are part of the same sordid conspiracy against public understanding. We're all conspiratorial minded in America because there are so many conspiracies. They often doubt each other's intentions and accuse each other of hatching conspiracies. Where there were kings, queens, palaces there ought to be intrigues, conspiracies and secret tunnels. But to say that history cannot be explained by conspiracy does not mean that there are no conspiracies in history. The third fact of the matter is that it's not some sinister conspiracy. Synonyms plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, cabal deception, ploy, trick, ruse, dodge, subterfuge, sharp practice informal frame-up, fit-up, racket, put-up job rare complot, covin 1.1mass noun The action of plotting or conspiring. 密谋；共谋 they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice 他们密谋扰乱司法程序的嫌疑被洗清了。 Example sentencesExamples Two women and seven men have been arrested for theft and conspiracy to defraud. He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and 10 of corruptly offering money. The second man is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. It will decide whether charges of forgery and conspiracy to defraud should be brought. Tamper with a witness and see how you would go on a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He had previously admitted conspiracy to do acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice. Both have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false instrument. Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police. They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council. She is serving three-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The Fourth and Fifth Defendants colluded in conspiracy to defraud for their own personal gains. If this act is committed by an individual acting alone it will also escape the offence of conspiracy to defraud. Three other gang members were jailed for between two and four years while a fourth was cleared of conspiracy. He also faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglaries and steal motor vehicles in West Yorkshire. One recent suit charges him with kidnapping minors and conspiracy to commit genocide. He faces charges of attempted murder and aiding the enemy and conspiracy to commit war crimes. She was cleared of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply a class A drug. The five accused men, three from the company and two customers, all deny a charge of conspiracy to defraud. Charges of conspiracy to defraud and two of conspiracy to obtain a money transfer by deception were left on the file. There seem to be few prosecutions for conspiracy to defraud directed at public officials. Synonyms plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance, machination, collaboration treason Phrases a conspiracy of silence An agreement to say nothing about an issue that should be generally known. 保持缄默协定；攻守同盟 the ministers took part in a conspiracy of silence over the decision to close the steelworks Example sentencesExamples Society imposes a conspiracy of silence around rape. It's not a conspiracy; it's not a conspiracy of silence. The remarkable thing, however, is that far from bringing this fact in itself to the attention of their own public, the western media impose a conspiracy of silence and instead merely collude with the propaganda of violent conflict. So there'll be a conspiracy of silence about it. Perhaps for obvious reasons, there seems to have been a conspiracy of silence among most European politicians during the past fifty years on the subject of Confederation. There's a conspiracy of silence around this issue. This will help to break the conspiracy of silence. In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. The only difference is that this bout of political lying is buttressed by a bipartisan conspiracy of silence in which media commentators and bloggers alike are complicit. There were also calls to revive the issues that had been subject to a debilitating conspiracy of silence. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare 'agree, plot' (see conspire). noun.1 phr. Definition of conspiracy in US English: conspiracy nounkənˈspɪrəsikənˈspirəsē 1A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. 阴谋，密谋；共谋 a conspiracy to destroy the government 破坏政府的阴谋。 Example sentencesExamples We are part of the same sordid conspiracy against public understanding. Sometimes, I think we believe in conspiracies because they provide comfort. Where there were kings, queens, palaces there ought to be intrigues, conspiracies and secret tunnels. In brief, the claimant has managed to convince himself that he is the victim of a Jewish judicial conspiracy. So I suppose this makes me a member of the international neocon conspiracy as well as an evil shill for the oil industry. The tacit conspiracy is the cause; the secret conspiracies are the symptoms. I have not seen the signs of corruption and conspiracy of which the father speaks in going through the papers. The problem with conspiracy theories is that they give people who spot real conspiracies a bad name. If the uncovered ‘secrets’ involve grand conspiracies, so much the better. It is loaded with danger, physical and financial, and comes with a hint of conspiracy. We're all conspiratorial minded in America because there are so many conspiracies. Oh, and his predecessor was probably murdered as part of some massive conspiracy. But to say that history cannot be explained by conspiracy does not mean that there are no conspiracies in history. In this case, propaganda was a weapon of tremendous importance to this conspiracy. This documentary itself is part of another conspiracy, that of the left. They were the ones who uncovered conspiracies, unmasked the wrongdoers and alerted the world to crimes against humanity. You can go on forever trying to prove there's some conspiracy, some plot. The third fact of the matter is that it's not some sinister conspiracy. Belief in plots and conspiracies was yet another sign of the credulity of the times. They often doubt each other's intentions and accuse each other of hatching conspiracies. Synonyms plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, machination, cabal 1.1 The action of plotting or conspiring. 密谋；共谋 they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice 他们密谋扰乱司法程序的嫌疑被洗清了。 Example sentencesExamples He also faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglaries and steal motor vehicles in West Yorkshire. It will decide whether charges of forgery and conspiracy to defraud should be brought. Three other gang members were jailed for between two and four years while a fourth was cleared of conspiracy. She was cleared of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply a class A drug. Both have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and making a false instrument. The five accused men, three from the company and two customers, all deny a charge of conspiracy to defraud. Tamper with a witness and see how you would go on a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The Fourth and Fifth Defendants colluded in conspiracy to defraud for their own personal gains. If this act is committed by an individual acting alone it will also escape the offence of conspiracy to defraud. Charges of conspiracy to defraud and two of conspiracy to obtain a money transfer by deception were left on the file. The second man is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Two women and seven men have been arrested for theft and conspiracy to defraud. He had previously admitted conspiracy to do acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice. There seem to be few prosecutions for conspiracy to defraud directed at public officials. Seven men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burglary, and another is wanted by police. She is serving three-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He faces charges of attempted murder and aiding the enemy and conspiracy to commit war crimes. One recent suit charges him with kidnapping minors and conspiracy to commit genocide. They are each accused of conspiracy to defraud the Returning Officer of Burnley Borough Council. He was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud and 10 of corruptly offering money. Synonyms plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance, machination, collaboration Phrases a conspiracy of silence An agreement to say nothing about an issue that should be generally known. 保持缄默协定；攻守同盟 Example sentencesExamples The remarkable thing, however, is that far from bringing this fact in itself to the attention of their own public, the western media impose a conspiracy of silence and instead merely collude with the propaganda of violent conflict. In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. Society imposes a conspiracy of silence around rape. So there'll be a conspiracy of silence about it. There were also calls to revive the issues that had been subject to a debilitating conspiracy of silence. Perhaps for obvious reasons, there seems to have been a conspiracy of silence among most European politicians during the past fifty years on the subject of Confederation. There's a conspiracy of silence around this issue. It's not a conspiracy; it's not a conspiracy of silence. The only difference is that this bout of political lying is buttressed by a bipartisan conspiracy of silence in which media commentators and bloggers alike are complicit. This will help to break the conspiracy of silence. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’ (see conspire). noun.1 phr.
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