collusion means A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why this word is great
COLLUSION — [Noun] A secret agreement or cooperation between parties, typically for a deceitful, fraudulent, or illegal purpose. From Middle English collusioun, from Old French collusion, from Latin collusionem ("act of colluding"), from colludere ("to play together, conspire"), from com- ("together") and ludere ("to play"). Unlike collaboration, which implies an open and lawful effort, or conspiracy, which often denotes a formal pact for a specific crime, collusion is the subtler art of a fixed game. It is the silent nod between rivals at an auction, the coordinated whisper campaign to sink a bid, and the unlogged phone call that moves a market—a shared secret that hollows out public trust. The most profound betrayals are often not acts of war, but of covert peace.
noun
- A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation.“Furthermore, there is good reason for firms to try to collude without express communication, and thus find themselves dealing with less than full mutual understanding.”
- A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.“Such tunges unhappy hath made great diviſion
In realmes, in cities, by ſuche fals abuſion;
Of fals fickil tunges ſuche cloked colluſion”