Conspiracy definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CONSPIRACY, n. [L. See Conspire.] 1. A combination of men for ... against the government of a state; a plot; as a conspiracy against the life of a king; a conspiracy against the government. More than forty had made this conspiracy. Acts 23. 2. In law, an agreement between two or ... two or more people to perform an unlawful act [syn: conspiracy, confederacy] 2: a plot to carry out some harmful ...
conspiracy theory definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1909 a theory ... the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators • conspiracy theorist noun Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (conspiracy theories) A conspiracy theory is a belief that a group of people are ... you think this is unlikely. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy? N-COUNT
conspiracy of silence definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality" Merriam Webster's Date: 1865 ...
... or by numbers. In the latter case, it is a conspiracy or an intrigue. The latter word more generally denotes a ... a chart) • plotless adjective • plotlessness noun Synonyms: plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil ... evils by indirect means < the machinations of a party boss >. conspiracy implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery < a conspiracy to fix prices >. cabal typically applies to political intrigue involving ... main events in a play, novel, film, etc. 3 a conspiracy or secret plan, esp. to achieve an unlawful end. 4 ... etc.). 2 (also absol.) plan or contrive secretly (a crime, conspiracy, etc.). 3 mark (a point or course etc.) on ...
... banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose [syn: conspiracy, confederacy] 4: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act [syn: conspiracy, confederacy] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -cies) Date: 14th century ... action ; alliance 2. a combination of persons for unlawful purposes ; conspiracy 3. the body formed by persons, states, or nations united ... 2 a league for an unlawful or evil purpose; a conspiracy. 3 the condition or fact of being confederate; alliance; conspiracy. Etymology: ME, AF, OF confederacie (as confederate) Webster's 1913 ... or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. Syn: League; compact; alliance; association; union; combination; confederation. Collin' ...
... plot; a plot; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy. I know their complot is to have my life. COMPLOT ... 2005) v 1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire ... Etymology: Middle French complot crowd, plot Date: 1577 archaic plot, conspiracy II. verb Date: 1579 archaic plot Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy. I know their complot is to have my life. --Shak ... Trojans. --Pope. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. (Rare.) Conspiracy, machination, intrigue, cabal, plot, combination.
Conspiracies definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Conspiracy Con*spir"a*cy, n.; pl. Conspiracies. [See Conspiration.] 1 ... concert, as treason; a plot. When shapen was all his conspiracy From point to point. --Chaucer. They made a conspiracy against [Amaziah]. --2 Kings xiv. 19. I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates. --Shak. 2. A ... of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement. A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things. --Sir P. Sidney. 3 ...
... some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) [syn: conspiracy, cabal] v 1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire ... cursed cabals of women. --Dryden. Syn: Junto; intrigue; plot; combination; conspiracy. Usage: Cabal, Combination, Faction. An association for some purpose considered ... gang, faction, combination, league, confederacy, camarilla. 2. Intrigue, plot, complot, conspiracy, machination. II. v. n. Intrigue, plot, conspire, complot, machinate. Moby ... composition, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connivance, connive, consolidation, conspiracy, conspire, contingent, contrivance, contriving, corps, coterie, counterplot, covey, covin, crew ...
... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a member of a conspiracy [syn: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator] Merriam Webster's noun Date ... Reference Dictionary n. a person who takes part in a conspiracy. Derivatives: conspiratorial adj. conspiratorially adv. Etymology: ME f. AF conspiratour ... Con*spir"a*tor, n. One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter. --2 Sam. xv. 31. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (conspirators) A conspirator is a person who joins a conspiracy. N-COUNT Moby Thesaurus Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot ...
... or iniquitous. It is sometimes equivalent to league, or to conspiracy. We say, a combination of men to overthrow government, or ... under Definite. Syn: Cabal; alliance; association; league; union; confederacy; coalition; conspiracy. See Cabal. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (combinations) Frequency: The word ... Union, conjunction, connection, association. 2. Alliance, coalition, confederacy, league, complot, conspiracy, cabal. 3. Mixture, compound, amalgamation. Moby Thesaurus Bund, Rochdale cooperative ... conglomerate, conglomeration, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connectedness, connection, consilience, consolidation, consortium, conspiracy, constitution, construction, consumer cooperative, contiguity, contrariety, convergence, cooperation, cooperative, cooperative ...
... 4. Great Fire (July, 64) 5. Persecution of Christians 6. Conspiracy of Piso (65 AD) 7. Nero in Greece (66 AD ... and its serene faith amid the despair of others. 6. Conspiracy of Piso (65 AD): In the meantime Tigellinus' tyranny and ... deep discontent among the nobles, which culminated in the famous conspiracy at the head of which was C. Calpurnius Piso. The ... 5) the security engendered by the success with which the conspiracy of Piso was crushed; (6) the discovery of another "secret ...
... sought to overthrow the republic. He was first suspected of conspiracy in 65, after which he sought to be elected consul ... Failing twice, he planned a coup, known as Catiline's conspiracy (63), assembling an army outside Rome from his supporters among ... discontented elements of society. Cicero, then consul, learned of the conspiracy; with Senate approval, he caught and executed a group of ...
... s 1828 Dictionary CONSPIRINGLY, adv. In the manner of a conspiracy; by conspiracy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Conspiringly Con*spir"ing*ly, adv. In the manner of a conspirator; by conspiracy. --Milton.