collusion
noun
col·lu·sion kə-ˈlü-zhən 
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
acting in collusion with the enemy
collusive
kə-ˈlü-siv
adjective -ziv
collusively adverb
Synonyms
- complicity
- connivance
- conspiracy
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Example Sentences
The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices. there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
Recent Examples on the Web The national security law was enacted in 2020 and outlaws acts of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces – with a maximum sentence of life in prison. 
Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 13 July 2022 Assorted culprits included the Electoral College, GOP secretaries of state, disinformation on Facebook, collusion with the Russians, the Constitution’s malapportionment of Senate constituencies, voter suppression and gerrymandering. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Kids are struggling academically now more than ever because of her collusion with the CDC to lock kids out of learning. Fox News, 5 Aug. 2022 Noel Field foreshadows the Russian-collusion fabrications that U.S. media would launch against the Trump administration. Armond White, National Review, 15 June 2022 The law -- introduced after the massive pro-democracy protests -- criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers with punishment up to life in prison. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Since then, almost 200 people have been arrested on charges of subversion, secession, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces, including journalists and many of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 1 July 2022 In May, five democracy advocates were arrested in Hong Kong under China’s draconian National Security Law, which supposedly aims to crack down on secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces. Michelle Le, National Review, 1 July 2022 In June 2020, Beijing bypassed Hong Kong’s legislature and rushed through the national security law, which punishes acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign groups. Robert Olsen, Forbes, 30 June 2022 See More
Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 13 July 2022 Assorted culprits included the Electoral College, GOP secretaries of state, disinformation on Facebook, collusion with the Russians, the Constitution’s malapportionment of Senate constituencies, voter suppression and gerrymandering. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Kids are struggling academically now more than ever because of her collusion with the CDC to lock kids out of learning. Fox News, 5 Aug. 2022 Noel Field foreshadows the Russian-collusion fabrications that U.S. media would launch against the Trump administration. Armond White, National Review, 15 June 2022 The law -- introduced after the massive pro-democracy protests -- criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers with punishment up to life in prison. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Since then, almost 200 people have been arrested on charges of subversion, secession, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces, including journalists and many of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 1 July 2022 In May, five democracy advocates were arrested in Hong Kong under China’s draconian National Security Law, which supposedly aims to crack down on secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces. Michelle Le, National Review, 1 July 2022 In June 2020, Beijing bypassed Hong Kong’s legislature and rushed through the national security law, which punishes acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign groups. Robert Olsen, Forbes, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collusion-, collusio, from colludere — see collude
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
collusion
noun
col·lu·sion kə-ˈlü-zhən
: the act or an instance of colluding
collusion
noun
as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices Synonyms & Similar Words
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