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
In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect.
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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
Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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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
Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connivance
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Bambaataa denied the allegations in a statement that invoked a sense of conspiracy, and suggested that the accusers were agents intent on tarnishing his reputation.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each are ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for their role in the conspiracy, federal officials said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Garcia joined our conversation with Parke in perfect Spanish, and the rapport and complicity between the two is evident.—
Darío Gael Blanco,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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The crimes of Jedwabne, rupturing historical narratives that centered solely on the victimhood and heroism of Poles under the Nazis, became a symbol of Polish complicity in the Holocaust.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The ultimate objective of such horizontal collusion is to make the ALNG the sole European buyer — a monopsony, in effect — collectively exercising market power among competitors to reduce licensing payments.—
Ike Brannon,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Five officers with the Penn Hills Police Department filed a civil lawsuit against the township and several of its leaders, alleging corruption and collusion.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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