Collude
verb
To secretly work together with someone, often to do something wrong or illegal.
The businesses were colluding to increase prices.
Often appears as...
- collude with
- collude in
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic,Idiomatic
verb
To secretly work together with someone, often to do something wrong or illegal.
The businesses were colluding to increase prices.
Often appears as...
- collude with
- collude in
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic,Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Agreements
Emphasizes secretive planning to achieve a mutual goal; implies dishonesty.
The competing athletes colluded to fix the race's outcome.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
Often associated with illegal or unethical actions, not a neutral term.
Employees were fired for colluding to steal company secrets.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Motives
Suggests a hidden motive or agenda behind the collaboration.
Rumors suggested that the jury colluded to influence the trial's outcome.
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Agreements
Emphasizes secretive planning to achieve a mutual goal; implies dishonesty.
The competing athletes colluded to fix the race's outcome.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
Often associated with illegal or unethical actions, not a neutral term.
Employees were fired for colluding to steal company secrets.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Motives
Suggests a hidden motive or agenda behind the collaboration.
Rumors suggested that the jury colluded to influence the trial's outcome.
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Agreements
Emphasizes secretive planning to achieve a mutual goal; implies dishonesty.
The competing athletes colluded to fix the race's outcome.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
Often associated with illegal or unethical actions, not a neutral term.
Employees were fired for colluding to steal company secrets.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Motives
Suggests a hidden motive or agenda behind the collaboration.
Rumors suggested that the jury colluded to influence the trial's outcome.
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The new age of corporate...
that the algorithm had to go to competition rules school before they were ever allowed to work, that those algorithms were designed in a way that meant that they couldn't collude, that they couldn't form their own little cartel
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Quote examples
Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In my efforts to uncover how race has shaped my life, I have gained deeper insight by placing race in the center of my analysis and asking how each of my other group locations have socialized me to collude with racism.
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Michael Eric Dyson
American Author
Record labels collude with some of the radio stations, and the radio stations have their play lists, dependent upon what they call the, quote, 'hits.' What's commercially viable gets recycled, endlessly repeated, and as a result of that, the progressive music can't break in.
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Dylan Walsh
American Actor
I think it's part of your mental health to let go of things. I think if you would have it all right there, it would be a little overwhelming. I don't know how you'd have a relationship. When you have a relationship, don't two people collude to kind of forget certain things?
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Tahl Raz
American Journalist
Anyone can call himself a promoter. Anyone can call himself a promoter and stage a fight. Unlike other professional sports, whose owners collude out of mutual interest in their sport's image and general welfare, there are no real alliances or partnerships in boxing.
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Dave Rubin
American Journalist
Obviously, I agree with Trump on many of his criticisms of the mainstream media. You can absolutely argue that their failure to report honestly, to get outraged before we could, and to collude with the Clinton campaign directly led to the rise of Trump.
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Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
When the state machinery defends criminals and the public prosecutors collude with the accused in certain cases and the victims are members of a particular community, then 'Justice to all' is empty rhetoric.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must take a stand against petty or protracted hostility between girls.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
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Amarinder Singh
Indian Politician
I have a hostile country on my western border. On the north of us, we have China. These two countries are going to collude.
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N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
In the past, some natives used to collude with Britishers. In the same way, YSRCP is now colluding with Centre.
Quote examples
Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In my efforts to uncover how race has shaped my life, I have gained deeper insight by placing race in the center of my analysis and asking how each of my other group locations have socialized me to collude with racism.
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Michael Eric Dyson
American Author
Record labels collude with some of the radio stations, and the radio stations have their play lists, dependent upon what they call the, quote, 'hits.' What's commercially viable gets recycled, endlessly repeated, and as a result of that, the progressive music can't break in.
Quote examples
Dylan Walsh
American Actor
I think it's part of your mental health to let go of things. I think if you would have it all right there, it would be a little overwhelming. I don't know how you'd have a relationship. When you have a relationship, don't two people collude to kind of forget certain things?
Quote examples
Tahl Raz
American Journalist
Anyone can call himself a promoter. Anyone can call himself a promoter and stage a fight. Unlike other professional sports, whose owners collude out of mutual interest in their sport's image and general welfare, there are no real alliances or partnerships in boxing.
Quote examples
Dave Rubin
American Journalist
Obviously, I agree with Trump on many of his criticisms of the mainstream media. You can absolutely argue that their failure to report honestly, to get outraged before we could, and to collude with the Clinton campaign directly led to the rise of Trump.
Quote examples
Kapil Sibal
Indian Politician
When the state machinery defends criminals and the public prosecutors collude with the accused in certain cases and the victims are members of a particular community, then 'Justice to all' is empty rhetoric.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must take a stand against petty or protracted hostility between girls.
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
Quote examples
Amarinder Singh
Indian Politician
I have a hostile country on my western border. On the north of us, we have China. These two countries are going to collude.
Quote examples
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Indian Politician
In the past, some natives used to collude with Britishers. In the same way, YSRCP is now colluding with Centre.
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