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conspiracynoun a group involved in secret or criminal activitiesmembers of the conspiracy recognized each other by a secret handshake cabal, crew, gang, Mafia, mob, ring, syndicate bunch, circle, clan, clique, coterie, coven, crowd, galère, lot, network, pack, setjunta, oligarchy a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purposea conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices collusion, complicity, connivance chicanery, foul play, skulduggery(or skullduggery)double-dealing, duplicitycover-up, frame-up, setupconspiration, intrigue, plot, scheme a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful endsseveral generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government design, intrigue, machination, plot, scheme counterconspiracy, counterplotframe-upmanipulation, subterfuge, trickeryartifice, contrivance, cover-up, dodge, draft, maneuver, stratagem, trickcabal, confederacy, ringgame, gimmick, racketground plan, program, strategy, systemcollusion, complicity, connivance, conniving, conspiration plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end.plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme.an assassination plot intrigue suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity.backstairs intrigue machination implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means.the machinations of a party boss conspiracy implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery.a conspiracy to fix prices cabal typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence.a cabal among powerful senators in the 14th century |