conspiracy of silence

Other forms: conspiracies of silence

Definitions of conspiracy of silence
  1. noun
    a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event
    “there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality”
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    type of:
    confederacy, conspiracy
    a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
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