за́говор — meaning in English
zagovor
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English meaning
- collusion noun A secret agreement between people or groups to work together dishonestly, often while pretending to be rivals.
- conspiracy noun A secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal.
- incantation noun A spoken or chanted formula of words believed to have magical power.
- plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
- spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
Senses
за́говор is used for these senses in English:
- collusion A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.
- incantation A formula of words used as above.
- plot A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]
- spell A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
conspiracy — full definition
- noun A secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal.
- noun A theory claiming that a secret group is responsible for an event, often without solid evidence.