"conspiracy" in the noun sense
1. conspiracy, confederacy
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
2. conspiracy, cabal
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
3. conspiracy, confederacy
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
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