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counterintelligence

UK
/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/
US
/ˌkaʊn.tɚ.ɪnˈtɛl.ə.dʒəns/

Translations

counterintelligencenoun
The agency is responsible for counterintelligence operations.
Агентство отвечает за операции контрразведки.
Synonyms
espionage prevention
intelligence counteraction
security intelligence
covert operations
counterespionage
counterintelligenceadjective
UK
/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/
US
/ˌkaʊn.tɚ.ɪnˈtɛl.ə.dʒəns/
Used attributively before another noun to describe operations, investigations, divisions, etc., concerned with counterespionage.
Synonyms
counterespionage
anti-espionage
antiespionage

Definitions

counterintelligencenoun
Activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity.
The agency's counterintelligence efforts were crucial in uncovering the espionage network.
A department or branch within a military or intelligence organization that is responsible for counterespionage activities.
She served in army counterintelligence for five years.
counterintelligenceadjective
Relating to or designed for counterespionage.
A counterintelligence investigation was launched into the leaked documents.
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