CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

Meaning of CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE in English

: a secret agreement to keep silent about an occurrence, situation, or subject especially to promote or protect selfish interests

local manufacturers were accused of a conspiracy of silence on the child-labor situation

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — Date: 1865 a secret agreement to keep silent about an occurrence, situation, or subject especially in order to promote or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — a usually secret or unstated agreement to remain silent among those who know something whose disclosure might be damaging, harmful, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — secret agreement to keep silent on an issue or occurrence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — Date: 1865 : a secret agreement to keep silent about an occurrence, situation, or subject especially in order to promote …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — 1865 : a secret agreement to keep silent about an occurrence, situation, or subject especially in order to promote or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE — [conspiracy of silence] (1865): a secret agreement to keep silent about an occurrence, situation, or subject esp. in order to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONSPIRACY — noun (plural -cies) Etymology: Middle English conspiracie, from Latin conspirare Date: 14th century the act of conspiring together, 2. an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONSPIRACY — Agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful means. …
Английский словарь Британика
SILENCE — I. ˈsīlən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens silent 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — kənzˈpirəsē, -nˈsp-, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English conspiracie, alteration (influenced by -cie -cy) of conspiracioun — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILENCE — (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Английский словарь Webster
CONSPIRACY — (n.) An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful …
Английский словарь Webster
CONSPIRACY — (n.) A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.
Английский словарь Webster
CONSPIRACY — (n.) A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime …
Английский словарь Webster
SILENCE — ( interj. ) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — /suy"leuhns/ , n. , v. , silenced, silencing , interj. n. 1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — — conspirative , adj. — conspiratorial /keuhn spir'euh tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , conspiratory , adj. — conspiratorially , adv. /keuhn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILENCE — I. ˈsī-lən(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens Date: 13th century 1. : forbearance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILENCE — noun absence of mention; oblivion. 2. silence ·vt to put to rest; to quiet. 3. silence ·noun secrecy; as, these …
Webster English vocab
CONSPIRACY — noun a concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement. 2. conspiracy ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SILENCE — [si.lence] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L silentium, fr. silent-, silens] (13c) 1: forbearance from speech or noise: muteness--often used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONSPIRACY — in common law, an agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILENCE — / ˈsaɪləns; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ U ] a complete lack of noise …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — / kənˈspɪrəsi; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -ies ) conspiracy (to do sth) | conspiracy …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILENCE — I. si ‧ lence 1 W2 /ˈsaɪləns/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ silence , ↑ silencer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONSPIRACY — con ‧ spi ‧ ra ‧ cy /kənˈspɪrəsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural conspiracies ) [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILENCE — n. & v. n. 1 absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret plan to commit a crime or do harm, often for political ends; a plot. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILENCE — n. & v. --n. 1. absence of sound. 2 abstinence from speech or noise. 3 the avoidance of mentioning a …
Oxford English vocab
CONSPIRACY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a secret plan to commit a crime or do harm, often for political ends; a plot. …
Oxford English vocab
SILENCE — ( silences, silencing, silenced) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — ( conspiracies) 1. Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. Seven men, all …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — (conspiracies) 1. Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. Seven men, all from …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SILENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief silence ▪ After a brief silence, she made another suggestion. a deathly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONSPIRACY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILENCE — (NO SPEAKING) [noun] [U] - a state of not speaking or writing or making a noiseHer silence on/about what had …
Cambridge English vocab
CONSPIRACY — [noun]The three men are accused of conspiracy (= working illegally against the government). [U]She has been charged with conspiracy (= …
Cambridge English vocab
CONSPIRACY — n. Agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILENCE — Synonyms and related words : answer, answer conclusively, argue down, asphyxiate, ataraxia, ataraxy, blow to pieces, blow up, blunt, bottle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a …
Slang English vocab
SILENCE — I. noun 1. absence of sound or noise the heavy silence of the night Synonyms: noiselessness, quiet, quietness, quietude, soundlessness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — I. noun 1 quietness ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy , long , prolonged ▪ brief , momentary , a moment's , short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONSPIRACY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , larger , massive , vast ▪ grand ▪ criminal , government , media …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SILENCE — n. 25B6; noun the silence of the night : QUIETNESS, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONSPIRACY — n. 25B6; noun a conspiracy to manipulate the race results : PLOT, scheme, plan, machination, ploy, trick, ruse, subterfuge; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SILENCE — n. 1 quiet, quietness, stillness, soundlessness, noiselessness, calm, calmness, hush, quietude, tranquillity, peace, peacefulness, serenity The silence was so complete …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONSPIRACY — n. plot, scheme, stratagem, intrigue, collusion, cabal, connivance, foul play, dirty work He suspected them of a conspiracy to defraud …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONSPIRACY — An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act. Those forming the conspiracy are called conspirators.
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) молчание; безмолвие, тишина in silence ≈ в тишине to impose, put to silence ≈ заставить замолчать awkward …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPIRACY — сущ. 1) секретность, конспирация, сохранение в тайне 2) а) умысел, замысел; тайный сговор to hatch, organize a conspiracy ≈ организовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — silence.ogg 1. ʹsaıləns n 1. тишина dead complete silence - мёртвая полная тишина to break /to destroy/ the silence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONSPIRACY — conspiracy.ogg kənʹspırəsı n 1. заговор, тайный или преступный сговор conspiracy of silence - заговор молчания conspiracy to overthrow the government …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILENCE — 1) молчание 2) пауза 3) тишина • - cone of silence - silence exhaust - silence in operation - silence suppresion
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILENCE — 1. ʹsaıləns n 1. тишина dead complete silence - мёртвая полная тишина to break /to destroy/ the silence - нарушить …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONSPIRACY — n 1. заговор, тайный или преступный сговор conspiracy of silence - заговор молчания conspiracy to overthrow the government - заговор, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тишина, безмолвие deep silence — глубокая тишина strained silence — напряженная тишина stunned silence — оглушительная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONSPIRACY — сущ. 1) секретность, конспирация, сохранение в тайне 2) а) умысел, замысел; тайный сговор to hatch, organize a conspiracy — организовать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SILENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тишина, безмолвие deep silence — глубокая тишина strained silence — напряженная тишина stunned silence — оглушительная тишина the silence of the desert …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONSPIRACY — сущ. 1) секретность, конспирация, сохранение в тайне 2) а) умысел, замысел; тайный сговор to hatch, organize a conspiracy — организовать заговор to crush, foil a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SILENCE — 1. _n. 1> молчание; безмолвие, тишина; to break (to keep) silence - нарушать (хранить) молчание; to put to silence - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SILENCE — 1. n. 1. молчание; безмолвие, тишина; to break (to keep) silence - нарушать (хранить) молчание; to put to silence - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CONSPIRACY — секретность, конспирация - connector conspiracy
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
CONSPIRACY — секретность, конспирация - connector conspiracy
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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