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
Nearly unseated by his popular prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, in 1953, the shah retained his throne with American and clerical connivance.
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Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Back then, legislators were not just opposed to this or that weapon, but American connivance with an immoral war itself.
—Time, 17 July 2023
Benazir was assassinated in 2007 by the Pakistani Taliban—probably with the connivance of the security forces—while running for a third term in office.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
The complaint also says Davenport has been gaming the system for years with the rest of the board’s connivance — allegations Davenport and the other members of the board have denied.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Back then, legislators were not just opposed to this or that weapon, but American connivance with an immoral war itself.
—Time, 17 July 2023
Benazir was assassinated in 2007 by the Pakistani Taliban—probably with the connivance of the security forces—while running for a third term in office.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
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The second spy, Ji, was convicted of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, acting as an agent of a foreign government, and making a material false statement to the U.S. Army.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Justice, a former constable who previously lived in Pikeville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2018 for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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The trial of 54 defendants took testimony about 789 individual crimes from around 900 witnesses and presented new details about the death flights, including the complicity of church officials, who sometimes blessed the pilots before their flights.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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An international arrest warrant was issued against Assad last year after France's top court accused him of complicity in war crimes during the civil war.Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jones, predictably, is fighting back, accusing the judge of collusion and halting the process until a bankruptcy judge can approve it.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with him.Dave Collins, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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