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colluding

[ kuh-loo-ding ]
/ kəˈlu dɪŋ /
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adjective
working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:If the colluding witnesses have not agreed on the details being asked about, each witness will invent something.By acting like a monopoly, the colluding firms can set a monopoly price and generate monopoly profits.
noun
the act or process of working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:Both agencies took pains to be subtle and not make the colluding too obvious.
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Origin of colluding

collud(e) + -ing1 for the noun; collud(e) + -ing2 for the adjective
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