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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Recent Examples of collusion
He has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit foreign collusion and one count of publishing seditious material.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
In a recent interview on CNN, Adam Schiff defended his absolute lies about a Russian collusion hoax.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
The review also showed no collusion intended to rig the voting.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
His arrest came as part of an effort to cut down espionage, sabotage and collusion in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
In a recent interview on CNN, Adam Schiff defended his absolute lies about a Russian collusion hoax.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
The review also showed no collusion intended to rig the voting.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
His arrest came as part of an effort to cut down espionage, sabotage and collusion in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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