col·lu·sion
kə-ˈlü-zhən 
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
acting in collusion with the enemy
collusively
adverb
col·lu·sive
kə-ˈlü-siv
-ziv
1
: constituting, marked by, or done with collusion : fraudulent
collusive agreement between pope and king—
G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyancollusive bidding arrangements by contractors ostensibly competing
2
: given to or acting in collusion
collusive parties—Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
collusively
adverb
Examples of collusion in a Sentence
Noun
The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices.
there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
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Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
As President Cyril Ramaphosa deploys soldiers and orders probes into police corruption, widespread allegations of collusion with syndicates deepen residents’ mistrust and hinder investigations into such brazen attacks.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
But Campbell has a point; legally, those trying to ban the Red Raiders from the playoff, or refusing, en masse, to schedule them, could be subject to accusations of collusion.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Selective non-prosecution of antitrust cases will lead to anticompetitive mergers, collusion between competitors, and monopoly abuses.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 8 June 2026
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Noun
No one who has observed the Islamic Republic’s treatment of dissent over the past four decades will find the language about foreign collusion surprising.
—Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
As President Cyril Ramaphosa deploys soldiers and orders probes into police corruption, widespread allegations of collusion with syndicates deepen residents’ mistrust and hinder investigations into such brazen attacks.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
But Campbell has a point; legally, those trying to ban the Red Raiders from the playoff, or refusing, en masse, to schedule them, could be subject to accusations of collusion.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Selective non-prosecution of antitrust cases will lead to anticompetitive mergers, collusion between competitors, and monopoly abuses.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 8 June 2026
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collusion. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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collusion
noun
col·lu·sion
kə-ˈlü-zhən
: secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose
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