covert operation

Other forms: covert operations

Definitions of covert operation
  1. noun
    an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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    types:
    black operation
    a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
    type of:
    military operation, operation
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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