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
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However, after the end came, many of the performers, cartoonists, and other humorists who had joked on the regime’s behalf went back to their careers, unscathed by their collusion with the Fascists.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
Jones, however, railed against the sale, accusing the Sandy Hook families and the creditors of engaging in collusion.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Lai, a billionaire media tycoon who had long been a thorn in the side of Beijing, was arrested in August 2020, shortly after the central Chinese government imposed a national security law that criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Known as the Twitter Files, these series of posts on the platform alleged collusion between disinformation researchers, Twitter employees and government agencies, to censor conservatives.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
Jones, however, railed against the sale, accusing the Sandy Hook families and the creditors of engaging in collusion.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Lai, a billionaire media tycoon who had long been a thorn in the side of Beijing, was arrested in August 2020, shortly after the central Chinese government imposed a national security law that criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Known as the Twitter Files, these series of posts on the platform alleged collusion between disinformation researchers, Twitter employees and government agencies, to censor conservatives.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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