collusion
/kəˈluːʒən/noun
mass noun
1- secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others串通, 勾结; （尤指为欺骗而）合谋：
the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers
军队和毒品走私者相勾结
collusion between media owners and political leaders.
新闻媒体老板和政治领袖们的串通。
1.1
- Law such cooperation or conspiracy between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit【律】（诉讼中表面上的对手之间的）勾结, 串通。
派生词
collusive
adjectivecollusively
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin collusio（n-）, from colludere 'have a secret agreement' （see COLLUDE ）.