Conspiracy

/kənspˈɪɹəsi/

/kənˈspɪɹəsi/

Conspiracy

a plan which is a secret and made by a group of people to do something illegal or to kill someone

synonyms : cabal

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

Examples

1. There was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality.

2. Sometimes children need to break the conspiracy of silence.

3. This evidence proves that the senator was part of the conspiracy.

4. He's a weird guy, always talking about conspiracy theories.