scheme
noun
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
Synonymsstrategya statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
“a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going”
Synonymssysteman internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Synonymsschemaa schematic or preliminary plan
verb
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
devise a system or form a scheme for
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University