covert action
noun
a secret action undertaken to influence the course of political events, as a government intelligence operation.
Origin of covert action
1First recorded in 1975–80
- Also called covert operation.
Words Nearby covert action
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How to use covert action in a sentence
This may include presidential authorized covert action—that should reinforce a broader foreign policy.
Burr says he didn't say classified documents, he specifically said "covert action programs."
John Brennan's CIA Confirmation Hearing: Live Updates (Video) | | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, Brennan points out, covert action programs are, by definition, classified.
John Brennan's CIA Confirmation Hearing: Live Updates (Video) | | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTcovert action can seem like a quick, cheap, deniable way to get hard jobs done.
Altogether, a great story—and a surprising disclosure of covert action.
Leak About Al Qaeda Plot and Double Agent Helps CIA, Could Scare Terrorists | Tara McKelvey | May 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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