conspiration

[ kon-spuh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒn spəˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

joint effort.

Words nearby conspiration

conspicuous consumption, conspiracist, conspiracy, conspiracy of silence, conspiracy theory, conspiration, conspirator, conspire, const., constable, constable glass

Origin of conspiration

1275–1325; Middle English conspiracioun < Anglo-French; Middle French conspiration < Latin conspīrātiōn- (stem of conspīrātiō), equivalent to conspīrāt(us) (past participle of conspīrāre to conspire) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM conspiration

con·spi·ra·tion·al, adjective

Examples from the Web for conspiration

Of this kind was the Conspiration de Walstein of Sarrasin, which, though incomplete, is admirable in style.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
Typho was the brother of Osiris and Isis; for jealousy, and to usurp the throne, he formed a conspiration and killed his brother.
Vestiges of the Mayas|Augustus Le Plongeon