Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plotting together; a joint plot; a confederacy in some design; a conspiracy.
- To plan together; contrive; plot.
- To plot together; conspire; form a plot; join in a secret design, generally criminal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy.
- verb To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
plot (involving more than one person),conspiracy - verb archaic To plot.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Etymologies
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Examples
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As Haglund finds each subject and urges them to expound on their complot du jour, the UFO conspiracies begin to blend neatly into the medical conspiracies which then find connections in the government conspiracies.
Marc Hershon: The Truth Just Might Be in Here Marc Hershon 2011
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As Haglund finds each subject and urges them to expound on their complot du jour, the UFO conspiracies begin to blend neatly into the medical conspiracies which then find connections in the government conspiracies.
Marc Hershon: The Truth Just Might Be in Here Marc Hershon 2011
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The original impetus was that of return, and reversing the so - called loss of Arab land and patrimony, rather than a fulfillment of post-colonial self-determination via the statehood route; a complot designed after 1967 as a new Palestinian identity with at its core the notion of the armed struggle as a galvanizing force.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Melanie, Margaret, Sam, et al, in danger of stating the absolutely obvious: there is no complot against Israel!
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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This is a man that considers a complot as anything said or written that criticizes him.
Think Progress » American Press Fearmonger Against Mexico’s Progressive Candidate 2006
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This is a man that considers a complot as anything said or written that criticizes him.
Think Progress » American Press Fearmonger Against Mexico’s Progressive Candidate 2006
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On peut voir sur internet tous les films du 11 septembre sur la théorie du complot.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2008
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Marion Cotillard: J'ai tendance à être plutôt souvent de l'avis de la théorie du complot.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2008
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Nay, if the Douglas and the Hepburn hatch the complot together, the bird, when it breaks the shell, will scare Scotland.
The Abbot 2008
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Now, through the courtesy of the national banking system the Maisanta list will include those who gave money to Sumate, allowing the creation, one can imagine, of a new category: active complot makers against the fatherland, which will mean that they will be the opposition members that have to be punished first and foremost.
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