covert operation

operation of an intelligence agency or the military that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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covert operation

Summary

covert operation ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • covert operation's subclass of is recorded as occupational activity[2].
  • covert operation's subclass of is recorded as military operation[3].
  • covert operation's has use is recorded as counter-insurgency[4].
  • covert operation's has use is recorded as counter-terrorism[5].
  • covert operation's has use is recorded as espionage[6].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as political murder[7].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as corruption[8].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as media manipulation[9].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as electoral fraud[10].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as state terrorism[11].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as eavesdropping[12].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as hostage-rescue mission[13].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as crime prevention[14].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as sting operation[15].
  • covert operation's has part is recorded as counter-terrorism[16].
  • covert operation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wm20[17].
  • covert operation's significant event is recorded as Church Committee[18].
  • covert operation's significant event is recorded as United States President's Commission on CIA activities within the United States[19].
  • covert operation's significant event is recorded as National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons[20].
  • covert operation's significant event is recorded as Truth and Reconciliation Commission[21].
  • covert operation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Covert organizations[22].
  • covert operation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/covert-action[23].
  • covert operation's used by is recorded as intelligence agency[24].
  • covert operation's used by is recorded as military[25].
  • covert operation's used by is recorded as special forces[26].

Why It Matters

covert operation ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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