intelligence operation
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- noun
- /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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operación de inteligencia
- During the Cold War, many countries carried out covert intelligence operations to gather secrets from rival nations.
- military intelligence operations
- covert intelligence operations
- legitimate intelligence operation
And but Francois Truffaut was involved in an intelligence operation with my French friend.
- And but Francois Truffaut was involved in an intelligence operation with my French friend.
- But if it was an intelligence operation that clearly while it was going on at some point the US had, they knew it was happening, right?
Examples
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Curiously, that's how all previous wartime presidents conducted their wartime intelligence operations, too.
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We coordinate intelligence operations for weapons procurement and disposal for the United States Government.
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Real intelligence operations, they remain secret forever.
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That is the way real intelligence operations are run.
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You see, before World War II, intelligence operations were conducted by independent agents.
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In 1941 and 1942, as head of the Intelligence Department of the Red Army Western Front, he had organized intelligence operations against the advancing Nazis.
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Finally, the government has cited a number of cases indicating that the burden of shutting down ongoing military and intelligence operations is quite high.
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It is the job of the executive branch, not the legislative branch, to prosecute wars and conduct intelligence operations.
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The British were interested in a less militaristic and more flexible pact and preferred to focus on police and intelligence operations that might be useful against subversion.
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Given the secrecy shrouding intelligence operations and counterterrorism planning, it is demonstrably easier to do this for civil protection than for civil defense, as well as for places where the public has full democratic rights and a voice heard by the authorities.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed
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A private job done secretly to gather information
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Secret work where someone gathers information for the police or security
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Secret work by police or agents who hide their identity to gather evidence
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A military trip to find out where the enemy is and what they are doing
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A secret operation by soldiers or spies to gather information and carry out dangerous tasks
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A secret activity planned and done to stay hidden, often by spies or soldiers
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Actions to collect and study information about threats for military or security services
How Covert
- Jargon
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a secret activity to gather information' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'intelligence' (secret information) + 'operation' (a planned activity). This noun-noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., operation + domain) so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Intelligence operation combines intelligence — the facts and reports that spies or agents collect — and operation — a planned action or mission. Picture a small team quietly gathering 'information' in secret, and you can see why the phrase means a planned, often 'secret' activity to get information about an enemy or threat.