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counterintelligence

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coun⋅ter⋅in⋅tel⋅li⋅gence

[koun-ter-in-tel-i-juhns]
–noun
1. the activity of an intelligence service employed in thwarting the efforts of an enemy's intelligence agents to gather information or commit sabotage.
2. an organization engaged in counterintelligence.

Origin:
1935–40; counter- + intelligence
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coun·ter·in·tel·li·gence   (koun'tər-ĭn-těl'ə-jəns)   
n.  The branch of an intelligence service charged with keeping sensitive information from an enemy, deceiving that enemy, preventing subversion and sabotage, and collecting political and military information.
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