Noun conspiracy has 3 senses
  1. conspiracy, confederacy - a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
    --1 is a kind of agreement, understanding
    --1 has particulars: conspiracy of silence
    Derived form: verb conspire2
  2. conspiracy, cabal - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
    --2 is a kind of plot, secret plan, game
    --2 has particulars: Gunpowder Plot
    Derived form: verb conspire1
  3. conspiracy, confederacy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
    --3 is a kind of set, circle, band, lot
    --3 has members: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator
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