connivance

noun

kə-ˈnī-vən(t)s How to pronounce connivance (audio)
Definition of connivancenext
as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor

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Recent Examples of connivance Moments of great power are interspersed with long expository stretches of clangor and connivance. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 But widespread disgust with the mayor’s mendacity and the connivance of eight City Council members is changing the political landscape. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025 In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect. — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media. — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for connivance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
  1. conspiracy
  2. complicity
  3. collusion
Noun
  • In 2018, Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, and the Department of Justice sold the record to help pay his reparations.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rodriguez Melendez also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspiracy
Noun
  • Missing evidence and recanted testimonies suggest that powerful men might have interfered with the investigation to hide their own complicity in the murder.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast to the gorgeous monochrome visuals, this is a land that stinks of complicity and delusion — of opportunists desperate to scramble onto the right side of history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of complicity
Noun
  • Recent seasons have also cast Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford, who do their fair share of political collusion crossed with romantic assignments.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During the Senate hearing, Dan Meyer, a Vice President of Pierce Manufacturing, was asked about allegations of collusion among the makers of fire apparatus.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of collusion

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