People who secretly work together to plan something illegal or harmful, usually against a government or authority.
From Latin 'conspirare' (con- 'together' + spirare 'to breathe'), the word literally means 'to breathe together,' used metaphorically for people joining forces in secret plans.
The etymology 'to breathe together' is hauntingly poetic—historically, the most famous conspirators (like those in the Gunpowder Plot) were often bound by shared whispered conversations in dark rooms.
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