PoliticsAugust 16, 2026

conspired

kun-SPY-urd

Definition

Secretly planned or acted together with others to achieve an unlawful or harmful objective.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'conspirare,' which combines 'com-' (together) and 'spirare' (to breathe), literally meaning to breathe together or agree in secret.

In the news

Anderson uses the term to argue that the government has worked in secret coordination with corporate interests to suppress wages and harm the public. It serves to highlight her claim that political power is being misused against the interests of average citizens.

U.S. Senate Candidate Rachel Fetty Anderson Calls Corporate Monopolies a Threat to American Liberty

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