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conspiratorial

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˌspɪrəˈtɔːriəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈspɪrəˈtɔriəl/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•spir•a•to•ri•al /kənˈspɪrəˈtɔriəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to a conspiracy:a conspiratorial plot.
    2. acting or behaving as if involved in a conspiracy:a conspiratorial wink.
    con•spir•a•to•ri•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•spir•a•cy /kənˈspɪrəsi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -cies. 
  1. the act of conspiring:[uncountable]accused of conspiracy in the murder.
  2. a plan made in secret by two or more persons to commit an unlawful or treacherous act:[countable]The conspiracy was to kill the president.
  3. [countable] a group of conspirators.
con•spir•a•tive, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•spir•a•cy  (kən spir′ə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. the act of conspiring.
  2. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
  3. a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose:He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
  4. Lawan agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act.
  5. any concurrence in action;
    combination in bringing about a given result.
  • Anglo-French; see conspire, -acy; replacing Middle English conspiracioun; see conspiration
  • Middle English conspiracie, probably 1325–75
con•spir′a•tive, adj. 
con•spir′a•to′ri•al•ly, adv. 
    1. collusion, sedition. 2. Conspiracy, plot, intrigue, cabal all refer to surreptitious or covert schemes to accomplish some end, most often an evil one. A conspiracy usually involves a group entering into a secret agreement to achieve some illicit or harmful objective:a vicious conspiracy to control prices.A plot is a carefully planned secret scheme, usually by a small number of persons, to secure sinister ends:a plot to seize control of a company.An intrigue usually involves duplicity and deceit aimed at achieving either personal advantage or criminal or treasonous objectives:the petty intrigues of civil servants.Cabal refers either to a plan by a small group of highly-placed persons to overthrow or control a government, or to the group of persons themselves:a cabal of powerful lawmakers.
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