All 5 Uses

conspiracy
in
The Hunt for Red October
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Each officer in this room was a member of his conspiracy.†
Chpt 3. *

conspiracy = a secret agreement or plot
If Putin is alive—and I do not believe this, comrades—he would be part of the conspiracy, and Loginov would know not to do this.†
Chpt 9.
If this was a traitorous conspiracy, it could only have been possible because Ramius was able under current regulations and practices to choose his own officers.†
Chpt 15.
Add to that the fact that a defection conspiracy necessarily involves a number of equally trusted officers.†
Chpt 16.
Given the choice between the collective treason of ten men and an outside conspiracy, my opinion is that they will prefer the latter.†
Chpt 16.

Definitions:

(1) (conspiracy)
a secret agreement or plot -- especially to do something illegal or harmful
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)