collusion
noun
col·lu·sion
kə-ˈlü-zhən 
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
acting in collusion with the enemy
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
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Congressional Republicans are also getting involved in campus politics, sending letters to eight Ivy League schools expressing concern about allegations of collusion to raise tuition prices.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Manafort’s subsequent plea of guilty for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Trump’s later pardon, only threw more wood on the raging collusion fire.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
This wave of terror, which helped establish nearly a century of single-party rule across the South, was made possible by the collusion of state and local law enforcement authorities, who routinely turned a blind eye to the violence and systematically failed to hold its perpetrators accountable.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu has suggested, with little evidence, that the probe was a result of collusion between Bar and the attorney general as a way to thwart the domestic security chief’s dismissal.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Manafort’s subsequent plea of guilty for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and Trump’s later pardon, only threw more wood on the raging collusion fire.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
This wave of terror, which helped establish nearly a century of single-party rule across the South, was made possible by the collusion of state and local law enforcement authorities, who routinely turned a blind eye to the violence and systematically failed to hold its perpetrators accountable.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu has suggested, with little evidence, that the probe was a result of collusion between Bar and the attorney general as a way to thwart the domestic security chief’s dismissal.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collusion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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collusion
noun
col·lu·sion
kə-ˈlü-zhən
: secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose
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