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 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

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

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include occupational activity[2] and military operation[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include counter-insurgency[4], counter-terrorism[5], and espionage[6]. Components include political murder[7], a type of crime[27]; corruption[8]; media manipulation[9], a media culture[28]; electoral fraud[10]; state terrorism[11]; and eavesdropping[12]. Recorded used by include intelligence agency[22], military[23], special forces[24], and government[25].

Why It Matters

covert operation has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has part(s) political murder, corruption, media manipulation +7
    Topic's main category Category:Covert organizations
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