n .
scheming activity for an evil purpose 나쁜 목적을 위한 활동을 계획하는 것, 음모

• This word is almost always used in plural -- machinations -- in which from it means the same thing.
• The ruthless machinations of the mobsters left a trail of blood and bodies.
  잔혹한 음모를 세운 폭력배들은 피와 시체를 남겼다.
• The machinations for the conspirators were aimed at nothing less than the overview of the government.
  음모가들의 계획은 바로 정부 전복을 목표로 했다.
• This word is often used imprecisely to mean something like "machinelike activity." It should not be used in this way.