connivance

con·niv·ance | \ kə-ˈnī-vən(t)s

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: the act of conniving especially : knowledge of and active or passive consent to wrongdoing He stole millions of dollars with the connivance of his partner.

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was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor

Recent Examples on the Web With liberal connivance, indeed, the Supreme Court has in our time become more business-friendly than at any other point in nearly a century. — Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic, "Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy," 13 Oct. 2020 Information is mounting about the connivance in all of this. — Jay Ambrose, Star Tribune, "Trump is absurd. But he's not the only one.," 6 Oct. 2020 Much of Mr Kabuga’s time was spent there, almost certainly with the connivance of officials. — The Economist, "A genocide suspect faces trial Félicien Kabuga, Africa’s most wanted man, is arrested," 21 May 2020 With the connivance of the board of directors, he was afforded all sorts of corporate perks and huge grants of stock options. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "How Jack Welch Helped Create Bernie Sanders," 3 Mar. 2020 In the old days, bride kidnapping, often with the connivance of the bride, was the key to courtship. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Yurts, Eagle Hunters and Rugged Solitude in Kyrgyzstan," 12 Oct. 2019 Such dodges work only with the connivance of the courts. — The Economist, "India’s judges are ignoring the government’s abuses in Kashmir," 5 Oct. 2019 After exploiting everything and everyone, making millions and, in Epstein’s case, billions, both men died as guests of the nation, with either the abject incompetence or sinister connivance of a government that once coddled them. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Jeffrey Epstein and ‘Whitey’ Bulger: A tale of two sociopaths," 15 Aug. 2019 The people who elected Mr. Trump are people whose expectations have been raised by the connivance of the market. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "Going Home with Wendell Berry," 29 May 2019

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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connivance. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021.

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