conspiracy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
noun a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

From Middle English conspiracie, from Anglo-Norman conspiracie, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, from conspire + -acy.

I think there's a conspiracy." — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
I can disclose a conspiracy!" — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown
Were conspiracies actually possible nowadays? — The Grand Babylon Hôtel, Arnold Bennett

confederacy

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