collusion

Pronunciation: /kəˈluːʒən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun secret agreement
  2. noun agreement on a secret plot

Etymology

Dated from the 14th century C.E. as Middle English collusioun, collusion; from Old French collusion, from Latin collusio (“act of colluding”).

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