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conspire:

(etymology) c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.

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How do you get from "breathing together" to planning to commit something aweful? Politics. That's how. If you move together as a group, you have power. Power in numbers. That's exactly what the political machine doesn't want you to have. Ever hear of "divide and conquer" ?

Relax though. That's not what this website is about. It's just a name. Not even a properly spelled one at that.