The committee made no allusion to the former president in its report.allusional‧lu‧sion /əˈluːʒən/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
The committee made no allusion to the former president in its report.literary/classical/cultural etc allusions Eliot’s poetry is full of biblical allusions. In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.—allusive /-sɪv/ adjective [only before noun]
WORD ORIGINallusion
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin allusio, from Latin alludere; ➔ ALLUDEEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- In various other places and strands of the New Testament we find similar unselfconscious allusions to the three persons in the deity.
- Like the cabalistic use of hints and allusions, it achieves results seemingly out of proportion to the measures employed.
- Many pages of the New Testament contain quotations or allusions to the Old Testament.
- Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.
- The allusion to clouds is anything but fortuitous, emphasizing as it does the link between the sound of drums and thunder.
- The play abounds in biblical and religious allusions, typical of Romantic works, and also prevalent in the comedia lacrimosa.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The committee made no allusion to the former president in its report. Eliot’s poetry is full of biblical allusions. In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
something said or written that mentions a subject, person etc indirectlyallusion to The committee made no allusion to the former president in its report. Eliot’s poetry is full of biblical allusions. In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.· He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion.· The thing about Mr Healey's delightful book is not only the bloody poetry but the classical allusions.
· A little literary allusion, for another.
VERB· Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.· It does not mention the sacrifice of Iphigenia, and makes only a dubious allusion to the Judgment of Paris.
The committee made no allusion to the former president in its report.literary/classical/cultural etc allusions Eliot’s poetry is full of biblical allusions. In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.—allusive /-sɪv/ adjective [only before noun]