conduct vs masterminder

conduct

noun
  • Skillful guidance or management. 

  • Plot. 

  • Behaviour; the manner of behaving. 

  • The act or method of controlling or directing. 

verb
  • To carry out (something organized) 

  • To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. 

  • To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) 

  • To behave. 

  • To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) 

  • To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 

masterminder

noun
  • One who masterminds; a planner of a complex operation. 

How often have the words conduct and masterminder occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )