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
Pro-democracy advocate Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was convicted in December for collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
French media giant Canal+ is facing an early test in Africa after its $2 billion acquisition of MultiChoice, with the South African pay TV group preparing to face antitrust regulators over decade-old allegations of collusion.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
On April 28, Jordan went a step further, issuing letters accusing Burger, the Environmental Law Institute and Sher Edling of bias, conspiracy and collusion.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
The ultimate objective of such horizontal collusion is to make the ALNG the sole European buyer — a monopsony, in effect — collectively exercising market power among competitors to reduce licensing payments.
—Ike Brannon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 May 2026
French media giant Canal+ is facing an early test in Africa after its $2 billion acquisition of MultiChoice, with the South African pay TV group preparing to face antitrust regulators over decade-old allegations of collusion.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
On April 28, Jordan went a step further, issuing letters accusing Burger, the Environmental Law Institute and Sher Edling of bias, conspiracy and collusion.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
The ultimate objective of such horizontal collusion is to make the ALNG the sole European buyer — a monopsony, in effect — collectively exercising market power among competitors to reduce licensing payments.
—Ike Brannon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collusion
Noun
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Realizing he’s stumbled onto a global conspiracy, Zaminsky goes on the run after linking neighborhood satellite dishes to create an array relocating the alien signal.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Every late injury report becomes a conspiracy.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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But having begun collaborating with Gran Tierra in 2019, the foundation has now been accused of complicity in sportswashing — using football to redirect attention away from unethical activity.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Barbara was charged with complicity to murder, complicity to tampering with physical evidence and complicity to abuse of a corpse.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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