conspiracy of silence

• Situation dans laquelle un groupe de personnes s'accorde, explicitement ou tacitement, à ne rien dire sur quelque chose qui devrait être connu, souvent pour se protéger ou protéger les autres de l'embarras, de conséquences juridiques ou d'un scandale.

A situation where a group of people agree, either explicitly or implicitly, to keep quiet about something that should be known, often to protect themselves or others from embarrassment, legal consequences, or scandal.

1. Agreement to stay silentC1formal

   An agreement, often implicit, among a group of people to not discuss or reveal something that is known to them.

   conspiration du silence

   • The family maintained a conspiracy of silence about the scandal.
   • There was a conspiracy of silence among the employees regarding the manager's misconduct.
   • The government was accused of a conspiracy of silence over the environmental disaster.