結けっ託たく

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結託する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	結けっ託たくする	結けっ託たくしない
Polite	結けっ託たくします	結けっ託たくしません
Past polite	結けっ託たくしました	結けっ託たくしませんでした
Past	結けっ託たくした	結けっ託たくしなかった
Te-form	結けっ託たくして	結けっ託たくしないで
Desire	結けっ託たくしたい	結けっ託たくしたくない
Potential	結けっ託たくできる	結けっ託たくできない
Passive	結けっ託たくされる	結けっ託たくされない
Causative	結けっ託たくさせる	結けっ託たくさせない
Causative passive	結けっ託たくさせられる	結けっ託たくさせられない
Volitional	結けっ託たくしよう
Polite volitional	結けっ託たくしましょう
Imperative	結けっ託たくしろ	結けっ託たくするな
Conditional	結けっ託たくすれば	結けっ託たくしなければ
Tara conditional	結けっ託たくしたら	結けっ託たくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

conspiracy; collusion

Refers to people or groups secretly working together for a dishonest or illegal purpose. Often used in political, business, or criminal contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to conspire' or 'to collude'.

政せい治じ家かと企き業ぎょうが結けっ託たくして不ふ正せいを行おこなった。
The politicians and the company conspired to commit fraud.
両りょう社しゃの結けっ託たくが明あかるみに出でた。
The collusion between the two companies came to light.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と結けっ託たくするto collude/conspire with someone
政せい治じ家かが企き業ぎょうと結けっ託たくして利り益えきを得えた。
The politician colluded with a company to gain profit.
〈人ひと〉と結けっ託たくして〈事こと〉をするto conspire with someone to do something
二人ふたりの社しゃ員いんが結けっ託たくして会かい社しゃの金かねを盗ぬすんだ。
Two employees conspired together to steal money from the company.

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
託consign, requesting, entrusting with
托requesting, entrusting with, pretend

Related words

共きょう謀ぼう
共謀 is the general legal term for plotting a crime together, while 結託 stresses a secretive alliance formed for dishonest gain.
癒ゆ着ちゃくN1
癒着 describes an ongoing improper, sticky relationship (often business-government), whereas 結託 focuses on the act of secretly teaming up for a dishonest purpose.
談だん合ごう
談合 specifically refers to bid-rigging or prior collusive arrangement among bidders, while 結託 is the broader word for any secret dishonest collaboration.

Don't confuse with

結けっ束そくN1
結束 shares the kanji 結 and means positive unity or solidarity, unlike 結託, which always implies a dishonest or illicit alliance.

Written forms

結けっ託たくUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in news and formal writing.
結けっ托たくUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 結 (けつ, 'to tie, bind') and 託 (たく, 'to entrust, consign'). The combination suggests tying together in a trust-based, often secret, agreement.