COVERT OPERATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("covert operation" is a kind of...):

military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covert operation"):

black operation (a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out)