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COLLUSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Secret agreement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("collusion" is a kind of...):
agreement; arrangement (the thing arranged or agreed to)
Derivation:
collude (act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Agreement on a secret plot
Synonyms:
collusion; connivance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("collusion" is a kind of...):
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collusion"):
cahoot (collusion)
Derivation:
collude (act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose)
