The phrase "a plot to gather" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a scheme or plan aimed at collecting or assembling something, such as information, resources, or people.
Example: "The detective uncovered a plot to gather evidence against the corrupt officials."
Alternatives: "a scheme to collect" or "a plan to assemble".
Since the controversy surfaced in mid-1996, the White House has acknowledged that the files were improperly obtained but has insisted it was through a bureaucratic blunder -- not as part of a plot to gather data about political enemies.
The review by Ellison alleged in March that Walton and the two other officers, Bob Lambert and Colin Black, were involved in a plot to gather "fascinating and valuable" intelligence from an undercover officer who was spying on the Lawrence family and their supporters.
Ms. Myers pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of plotting to gather and transmit national defense information and agreed to serve six to seven and a half years in prison.
Just after Christmas, police in Brussels announced that they had broken up a plot to attack crowds gathered in the historic Grand Place during New Year's festivities.
While the Pakistani Taliban have denied carrying out the killings, they have long denounced the vaccination drive as a Western plot either to gather intelligence or to sterilise Muslim children.
However, the plot failed to gather any momentum after several senior cabinet ministers spoke out in support of Brown.
He faced a second attempt to launch a leadership challenge by former Cabinet colleagues Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt in January 2010, but the plot failed to gather momentum and Brown remained as both Labour leader and Prime Minister to lead his party into the 2010 General Election.
Codenamed "Moonlight" and "Blonde Girl", the plots failed to gather support from fellow officers, the admiral wrote, "because the Turkish people don't want coups anymore".
Weekend concerts and dances at this site have become the gangs' favorite legal entertainment; it's a place to gather, get drunk and plot ways to kill adversaries.
