collusion

noun

col·​lu·​sion kə-ˈlü-zhən How to pronounce collusion (audio)
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
acting in collusion with the enemy
collusive adjective
collusively adverb

Examples of collusion in a Sentence

The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices. there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices
Recent Examples on the Web The misrepresentations extended beyond his relationship to his client, with prosecutors accusing him of also concealing this collusion from the state judge who ultimately signed off on the $67-million settlement. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 The National Association of Realtors and several national brokerage firms are facing multiple lawsuits alleging collusion to inflate real estate agent commissions. Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024 Look for licensed online casinos that promise to weed out bots, collusion, and other forms of shady behavior. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024 The House Judiciary Committee in Washington has opened its own collusion investigation. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024 In the case of López Obrador, the DEA was slow to act on information about his 2006 campaign’s possible collusion with traffickers, several officials said. Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024 Legally, collusion may not have been proved, but the door to cooperation was wide open. Holman Jenkins, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023 Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces—a crime created in 2020 by China’s imposition of a national security law—and a separate charge of sedition, speaking just three times. Elaine Yu, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024 The prosecution, required to charge Pétain with violating specific laws, turned to Article 75, which condemned collusion with the enemy. Robert O. Paxton, Harper's Magazine, 17 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collusion-, collusio, from colludere — see collude

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of collusion was in the 14th century

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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collusion. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

collusion

noun
col·​lu·​sion kə-ˈlü-zhən How to pronounce collusion (audio)
: secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose
collusive adjective

Legal Definition

collusion

noun
col·​lu·​sion kə-ˈlü-zhən How to pronounce collusion (audio)
: the act or an instance of colluding
collusive adjective

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