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conspirators

noun

plural of conspirator

as in traitors

a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.

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Recent Examples of conspirators In the summer of 1991, a group of conspirators staged a muddled coup to overthrow then-USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, ultimately accelerating the shift from communism to capitalism. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 As Port falls in with a group of conspirators preparing for the insurrection, the book takes on a hallucinatory, digressive quality, blurring the lines between life and death, reality and illusion. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Together, the growing list of potential witnesses represents the clearest picture yet of the trial that could send Thao and each of her alleged co-conspirators to federal prison for up to 20 years on the most serious charge. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 In order to get close to Anna’s son Zack (Joe Anders), Cady and his conspirators catfish him both through text messages and chats in a World of Warcraft-style online game. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 31 July 2026 Informing your supporters that their problems are the result of a shadowy cabal of billionaire conspirators tends to unleash passions that can be difficult to control. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Maxwell has argued that her conviction violated a 2007 plea deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors in which the government agreed not to prosecute any of his co-conspirators. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026 Six of the co-conspirators worked for Nike throughout the theft ring. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 According to The Athletic, citing documents from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), this syndicate was involved in fixing a stunning 375 matches at a minimum, and involved 1,500 conspirators. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

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traitors

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In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Those who opposed the coup, like Tom Keith's grandfather, are still often thought of as traitors, just as his distant relatives are.

— Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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