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- Dictionarycollusion/kəˈl(j)uːʒn/
noun
- 1. secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others: "the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers"
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agreement between people to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone: in collusion with It is thought that they worked in collusion with the terrorist network. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plotting & trapping. be in league with someone idiom. cahoots. catch someone out. chemtrail. chicanery.
The meaning of COLLUSION is secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose. How to use collusion in a sentence.
COLLUSION meaning: 1. agreement between people to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat…. Learn more.
Collusion definition: a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy. See examples of COLLUSION used in a sentence.
a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement. collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce. SYNONYMS 1. intrigue, connivance, complicity.
The noun collusion almost always implies that plans are being made because of some nefarious, most likely illegal, purpose. An art thief could be in collusion with a museum director to steal a famous painting from an art museum.
n. 1. secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; connivance; conspiracy. 2. (Law) a secret agreement between opponents at law in order to obtain a judicial decision for some wrongful or improper purpose. [C14: from Latin collūsiō, from collūdere to collude] colˈlusive adj.
noun. /kəˈluːʒn/ [uncountable] (formal, disapproving) secret agreement especially in order to do something dishonest or to trick people. in collusion with somebody The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers.
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLUSION. [noncount] : secret cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose. The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices. — often + between. She uncovered collusion between city officials and certain local businesses.
to do something secret or illegal with another person, company, etc. in order to deceive people: collude with sb He is accusing the administration of colluding with industry to stall the state's strict vehicle-emissions standards.
