HyperDic: covert_operation

English > 1 sense of the expression covert operation:
NOUNactcovert operationan intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
English > covert operation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor.
Narrowerblack operationA covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
Broaderoperation, military operationActivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Spanishoperación encubierta

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