counter-espionage

Noun

Meaning

counter-espionage (uncountable)

(especially in British English) Alternative form of counterespionage

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

espionage eavesdropping

Examples

Also monitoring foreign mail and acting as counter-espionage to help secure allied victory. citation On August 12, 1918, the Post Office Department took over airmail service from the United States Army Air Service (USAAS). Source: Internet

For a large sum of money, Volkov offered the names of three Soviet agents inside Britain, two of whom worked in the Foreign Office and a third who worked in counter-espionage in London. Source: Internet

It is entrusted with foreign and domestic espionage, counter-espionage, and state security. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

counter-embowed Counter-Enlightenment counter-ermine counter-espionage service counter-evidence counter-evidential