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Blackvegetable » Yesterday, 2:47 pm » wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 2:47 pm

Define "collusion".

Collusion

noun
noun: collusion

1. secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.
   "the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers"   
   Similar:
   conspiracy
   connivance
   complicity
   intrigue
   plotting
   secret understanding
   collaboration
   scheming
   • LAW
     illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit.

Origin

late Middle English: from Latin collusio(n- , from colludere ‘have a secret agreement’ (see collude).