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overt operation

 

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Noun overt operation has 1 sense
  1. overt operation - the collection of intelligence openly without concealment
    --1 is a kind of
    intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation

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Overt Operation

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A military, intelligence, or law enforcement operation that is conducted openly or publicly, without any attempt to conceal or hide its purpose or participants.

Sample Sentence: The government announced that they had carried out an overt operation to capture the terrorist leader.

Sense 2: In espionage, a covert operation that is intentionally made to appear as an overt operation in order to mislead adversaries.

Sample Sentence: The spy agency executed an overt operation to distract the enemy's attention from their actual covert activities.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Pertaining to or characteristic of an overt operation; openly conducted.

Sample Sentence: The military analyzed the impact of overt operations on public perception.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In an overt manner; openly or publicly.

Sample Sentence: The government officially acknowledged that the mission was carried out overtly.

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