covert action

noun

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

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Also called covert operation.

Origin of covert action

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby covert action

coverley, covermount, covers, coversed sine, covert, covert action, covert cloth, covert coat, covert sensitization, coverture, covet