counterintelligence

[ koun-ter-in-tel-i-juhns ]

/ ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəns /

noun

the activity of an intelligence service employed in thwarting the efforts of an enemy's intelligence agents to gather information or commit sabotage. Abbreviation: CI

an organization engaged in counterintelligence. Abbreviation: CI

Origin of counterintelligence

First recorded in 1935–40; counter- + intelligence

Words nearby counterintelligence

counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, counterintuition, counterintuitive, counter-ion, counterirritant, counterirritation

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Example sentences from the Web for counterintelligence

Rõivas called the kidnapping of a counterintelligence official a serious crime “unacceptable to any Estonian.”
Russia Steps Up Pressure on the Baltics|Will Cathcart|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I have been a counterintelligence officer,” Alasania told The Daily Beast.
Georgian Opposition Says the Country's Democracy Is Slipping|Eli Lake|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Far from it, said David G. Major, the retired FBI counterintelligence agent.
Inside the FBI's Bid to Flip a Russian Spy|Philip Shenon|July 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Few of the people in MI6 or MI5, the counterintelligence service, would divulge anything at all.
The Charmed Life of a Traitor|Harold Evans|November 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The job of a counterintelligence officer and a field agent working for the CIA or the MI-6, their job is not to tell the truth.
The Twisted Mind Behind Julia|Kara Cutruzzula|March 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for counterintelligence

counterintelligence

/ (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns) /

noun

activities designed to frustrate enemy espionage

intelligence collected about enemy espionage

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单词	counterintelligence
释义	counterintelligence [ koun-ter-in-tel-i-juhns ] / ˌkaʊn tər ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəns / noun the activity of an intelligence service employed in thwarting the efforts of an enemy's intelligence agents to gather information or commit sabotage. Abbreviation: CI an organization engaged in counterintelligence. Abbreviation: CI Origin of counterintelligence First recorded in 1935–40; counter- + intelligence Words nearby counterintelligence counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, counterintuition, counterintuitive, counter-ion, counterirritant, counterirritation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterintelligence Rõivas called the kidnapping of a counterintelligence official a serious crime “unacceptable to any Estonian.” Russia Steps Up Pressure on the Baltics\|Will Cathcart\|September 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “I have been a counterintelligence officer,” Alasania told The Daily Beast. Georgian Opposition Says the Country's Democracy Is Slipping\|Eli Lake\|December 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Far from it, said David G. Major, the retired FBI counterintelligence agent. Inside the FBI's Bid to Flip a Russian Spy\|Philip Shenon\|July 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Few of the people in MI6 or MI5, the counterintelligence service, would divulge anything at all. The Charmed Life of a Traitor\|Harold Evans\|November 6, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The job of a counterintelligence officer and a field agent working for the CIA or the MI-6, their job is not to tell the truth. The Twisted Mind Behind Julia\|Kara Cutruzzula\|March 21, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for counterintelligence counterintelligence / (ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns) / noun activities designed to frustrate enemy espionage intelligence collected about enemy espionage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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