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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCollusion
/kəˈluːʒən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secret agreement between two or more parties for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose.
"The companies were found to be in collusion to fix prices, which led to a significant legal investigation." - 2
An act of colluding; a conspiracy.
"The collusion between the politicians and the lobbyists was exposed by investigative journalists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'collusio', from 'colludere' meaning 'to play together, have a secret agreement', combining 'com-' (together) and 'ludere' (to play). Entered Middle English in the 15th century primarily as a legal term denoting fraudulent secret cooperation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Collusion" is said worldwide
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Collusion
Transliteration: kɔ.ly.zjɔ̃
"La collusion entre les entreprises a été révélée."
Kollusion
Transliteration: kɔˈluː.zi̯oːn
"Die Kollusion zwischen den Firmen wurde aufgedeckt."
Collusione
Transliteration: kol.lu.zi.one
"La collusione tra le aziende è stata scoperta."
Colusión
Transliteration: ko.luˈsjon
"La colusión entre las empresas fue denunciada."
Colusão
Transliteration: ko.luˈzɐ̃w
"A colusão entre as empresas foi revelada."
साज़िश
Transliteration: sāzish
"कंपनियों के बीच साज़िश का खुलासा हुआ।"
共谋
Transliteration: gòng móu
"公司之间的共谋被揭露。"
공모
Transliteration: gongmo
"기업 간의 공모가 드러났다."
共謀
Transliteration: きょうぼう
"企業間の共謀が明らかになった。"
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