conspiration

noun

con·spi·ra·tion | \ ˌkän(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən

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, ˌkän-(ˌ)spi-ˈrā-\

Definition of conspiration

1 : the act or action of plotting or secretly combining

2 : a joint effort toward a particular end

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