collusion

English

Etymology

Dated from the 14th Century CE; from Old French collusion, from Latin collusionem (“act of colluding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈluːʒən/

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Noun

collusion (plural collusions)

1. A secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy.

Related terms

• collude

Translations

conspiracy

Bulgarian: тайно споразумение (bg), конспирация (bg) Czech: koluze (cs) f. Dutch: collusie (nl) f., samenzwering (nl) f. Finnish: salaliitto (fi)

French: collusion (fr) f. Georgian: შეთქმულება (ka) Persian: سازش (fa) (sâzeš)

References

• “collusion” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001