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conspiracy, confederacy | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | |
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conspiracy, confederacy | a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | |
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conspiracy, cabal | [in politics] a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) | |
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faction, cabal, junto, camarilla, conspiracy | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue |