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
Wars in Europe and the Middle East, collusion among autocratic powers, and possible nuclear proliferation in Asia and the Middle East have divided members of the UN Security Council, making the once active body effectively nonfunctional.
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
For Arkel Benitez, a Guatemalan security analyst and lawyer, the problem is that what’s visible in the videos circulating is, at best, passivity by Guatemalan police and soldiers and, at worst, collusion in the face of something that was an obvious threat to Guatemalan citizens.
—Edgar H. Clemente, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Among alleged forms of collusion include agreements to cap prize money, policies that unfairly limit revenue shares with players and requirements that players sometimes compete in excessive heat and other dangerous conditions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 May 2025
Both Georgescu and Moscow have denied any collusion.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
For Arkel Benitez, a Guatemalan security analyst and lawyer, the problem is that what’s visible in the videos circulating is, at best, passivity by Guatemalan police and soldiers and, at worst, collusion in the face of something that was an obvious threat to Guatemalan citizens.
—Edgar H. Clemente, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Among alleged forms of collusion include agreements to cap prize money, policies that unfairly limit revenue shares with players and requirements that players sometimes compete in excessive heat and other dangerous conditions.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 May 2025
Both Georgescu and Moscow have denied any collusion.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
Noun
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And multiple members of the Trump Administration have promoted antisemitic conspiracies and associated with antisemitic extremists.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Among those set free with Trump's acts of clemency were Enrique Tarrio, leader of the far-right Proud Boys, who received the longest sentence of 22 years for seditious conspiracy.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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This week, a dozen human rights and legal groups said that any country backing GHF could potentially be liable for complicity in war crimes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Despite all the indignities to which it’s been subjected, the show closes with its most unsparing season yet, an indictment of societies where money trumps humanity that roots out all forms of complicity—especially our own.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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