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counter-espionageˌcounter-ˈespionage noun [uncountable]   - But the republican counter-espionage was highly organized, and early in 1814 he was arrested, tried and condemned to death.
- They're political - a small counter-espionage unit.
- Without ciphers and diplomatic bags, espionage and counter-espionage actions were likely to be circumscribed.
to spy► spy to secretly collect information about an enemy government: · A former US diplomat has confessed to spying.spy on: · For years the satellite spied on secret weapon bases.spy for: · Philby had been spying for the Russians for several years. ► espionage the collecting of political, military, or industrial secrets from another country or organization: · Zakharov, a KGB agent, was charged with espionage.industrial espionage (=the collecting of secrets about a competing company): · The banks take precautions to prevent any attempts at industrial espionage while confidential documents are on the premises. ► be in the pay of if someone is in the pay of a country or organization, they are being paid by that country or organization to spy for them: · Before becoming President, the general was in the pay of the CIA.· There were persistent rumours that the former head of British Intelligence was in the pay of the Soviet Union. ► infiltrate to secretly join a group or organization whose principles or activities you strongly oppose, in order to find out more about them, or to harm them in some way: · The Communists effectively infiltrated the government and the political parties.· Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups have been largely unsuccessful.· Everyone knew the organization had been infiltrated by government agents, but could not prove it. ► counterespionage the activity of trying to find out about and prevent an enemy from spying in your own country: · His novels deal with the world of spies, espionage and counterespionage.· the murder of two counterespionage officers the process of trying to stop someone spying on your country |