Definition of Counterespionage

1. Noun. Spying on the spies.

Generic synonyms: Counterintelligence

Definition of Counterespionage

1. Noun. All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterespionage

counterdemonstrations
counterdemonstrator
counterdemonstrators
counterdie
counterdraw
counterdrawing
counterdrawn
counterdraws
counterdrew
counterdrug
countered
countereffect
countereffort
counterefforts
counterelectromotive
counterespionage (current term)
counterestablishment
counterestablishments
counterevidence
counterevidences
counterexample
counterexamples
counterexploitation
counterextension
counterface
counterfaces
counterfactors
counterfactual
counterfactuality
counterfactually

Literary usage of Counterespionage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Loosen the Knots and Tangles by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"ESPIONAGE AND counterespionage (CONTINUED counterespionage counterespionage, the clandestine warfare waged between rival intelligence agencies, ..."

2. The New York Times Current History (1919)
"51 [counterespionage at the Stavka, No. 263/79, Jan. 23, 1918] To TH» COMMISSARIAT OP FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ... For the Chief of the counterespionage; Commissar, ..."

3. The Secret War: The Office of Strategic Services in World War II edited by George C. Chalou (1995)
"8 These decrypts created a sense of confidence among counterespionage ... Like many Allied counterespionage officers, he understood that the success of ..."

4. Report of Investigation: The Aldrich Ames Espionage Case by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"These defects in the Agency's capability to conduct counterespionage ... Beyond defects in counterespionage investigations and related security programs, ..."

5. The Army Behind the Army by Edward Alexander Powell (1919)
"The ever-present problem presented by counterespionage work within the army was the determination of the loyalty of officers and men. ..."

6. Okhrana: The Paris Operations of the Russian Imperial Police by Ben B. Fischer (1999)
"Burtsev was a revolutionary by profession but a counterespionage expert by talent. He organized what in effect was a highly professional counterespionage ..."

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