psychological operations

British  

plural noun

1. another term for psychological warfare

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Example Sentences

In one email, Twitter executives strategized their response to a Washington Post story on the Pentagon’s “sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations.”

From Washington Times

Pentagon policy and doctrine discourage the military from peddling falsehoods, but there are no specific rules mandating the use of truthful information for psychological operations.

From Washington Post

The Department of Defense ordered its military commands engaged in psychological operations to provide a detailed accounting of their activities by next month following concerns raised by Biden administration officials, The Washington Post reported Monday.

From Washington Times

Partisans will not attack teachers, he said, but have sought to humiliate them through leaflets they often post on utility poles with dark warnings for collaborators, as part of their psychological operations.

From Seattle Times

Partisans will not attack teachers, he said, but have sought to publicly humiliate them in the leaflets they often post on utility poles with dark warnings for collaborators, as part of the guerrillas’ psychological operations.

From New York Times