conspiracy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

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The verb conspire generally accepted of coming from the Latin roots con (“‘with’”), and spiro (“‘I breathe’”) — so 'to conspire' literally means 'to breathe together'.

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• IPA: /kənˈspirəsi:/
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conspiracy (plural conspiracies)

1. The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
2. (law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
3. A group of ravens.

[edit] Derived terms

• conspiracy theory

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• conspire
• conspirator

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