COLLUDING Definition & Meaning

colluding

[ kuh-loo-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:
If the colluding witnesses have not agreed on the details being asked about, each witness will invent something.
By acting like a monopoly, the colluding firms can set a monopoly price and generate monopoly profits.

noun

the act or process of working together secretively with fraudulent or harmful intent:
Both agencies took pains to be subtle and not make the colluding too obvious.

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Origin of colluding¹

First recorded in 1605–15; collud(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; collud(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

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In December, Arcadia found itself at the center of a spy scandal after federal prosecutors charged City Councilmember Eileen Wang’s campaign manager with colluding with the Chinese government to get her elected.

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The lawsuit also accused Universal of colluding with Spotify to falsely inflate streaming numbers for Not Like Us, a claim that both companies denied.

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Four of the UK's biggest sports broadcast and production companies have been fined more than £4m for illegally colluding on freelance pay rates.

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Three of Rubiales's former colleagues were also accused of colluding in the alleged coercion.

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Indeed, in 2013, a government contractor turned whistleblower named Edward Snowden exposed the extent of mass surveillance, revealing how intelligence agencies, colluding with Big Tech, exploited legal loopholes to spy on citizens.

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