covert action

noun

a secret action undertaken to influence the course of political events, as a government intelligence operation.

First recorded in 1975–80

This may include presidential authorized covert action—that should reinforce a broader foreign policy.

Burr says he didn't say classified documents, he specifically said "covert action programs."

Well, Brennan points out, covert action programs are, by definition, classified.

Covert action can seem like a quick, cheap, deniable way to get hard jobs done.

Altogether, a great story—and a surprising disclosure of covert action.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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