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conspiracy
adjectives
an international/worldwide/global conspiracy
• Hitler believed there was a worldwide conspiracy to enslave Germany.
a criminal conspiracy
• His crimes were illegal possession of arms and criminal conspiracy.
a political conspiracy
• Were the killings part of a political conspiracy?
an alleged conspiracy
(= that people say exists but that is not yet proved to exist )
• The charges against him relate to an alleged conspiracy.
verbs
be part of a conspiracy
( also take part in a conspiracy )
• The jury found that Poindexter was part of a conspiracy to ship arms to Iran.
be involved in a conspiracy
• Apparently the commander of the army had also been involved in the conspiracy.
be charged with conspiracy
(= be formally accused of it )
• The women were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.
be convicted of conspiracy
(= be found guilty of it in a court )
• He was convicted of conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts.
conspiracy + NOUN
a conspiracy theory
(= a belief by a number of people that something is the result of a conspiracy )
• President Kennedy’s assassination inspired a lot of conspiracy theories.
a conspiracy theorist
(= someone who believes in a particular conspiracy )
• Conspiracy theorists believe that Princess Diana’s death was not an accident.
a conspiracy charge/charge of conspiracy
• Three men have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.
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noun ADJ. criminal, political charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption | alleged | international, worldwide VERB + CONSPIRACY be involved in, be part of I suspected that he was involved in the conspiracy. This action was part of a conspiracy to deceive the public. | organize Who organized the conspiracy against the president? | uncover Party officials have uncovered a conspiracy to discredit the prime minister. PREP. ~ against a conspiracy against the king | ~ between a conspiracy between the police and the right-wing parties PHRASES a conspiracy of silence There is a conspiracy of silence about the killer (= nobody will say what they know).CRIME (for more verbs)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary