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covert action

noun

  1. a secret action undertaken to influence the course of political events, as a government intelligence operation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of covert action1

First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences

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."

Well, Brennan points out, covert action programs are, by definition, classified.

Covert 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.

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