conspiracy
/kənˈspɪrəsi/
Origin
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’ (see conspire).
Conspiracy has been part of English language since at least the 1500s.
What you are thinking of is the expression "conspiracy theory", coined (as indicated by the evidence) by the CIA following the emergence of voices that did not fully embrace the Official Warren COmmittee conclusions re: the assassination of JFK.
"Conspiracy" is a word, "Conspiracy theory" is a phrase, and an idiomatic expression.
BTW, where the heck has wordnerd been? haven't heard from him in yonks.
I legitimately hate how people have allowed their literacy to lapse and conflate "conspiracy" with "conspiracy theory", which is notably worse than automatically conflating "conspiracy theory" with "baseless".
Reality check.
Conspiracy has been part of English language since at least the 1500s.
What you are thinking of is the expression "conspiracy theory", coined (as indicated by the evidence) by the CIA following the emergence of voices that did not fully embrace the Official Warren COmmittee conclusions re: the assassination of JFK.
"Conspiracy" is a word, "Conspiracy theory" is a phrase, and an idiomatic expression.
BTW, where the heck has wordnerd been? haven't heard from him in yonks.
I legitimately hate how people have allowed their literacy to lapse and conflate "conspiracy" with "conspiracy theory", which is notably worse than automatically conflating "conspiracy theory" with "baseless".
It was part of the design.
The decline of the teaching of language and grammer was by design by the communists who infiltrated the education system.