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I knew quite well, when I gave the names of our agents in the Soviet Union, that I was exposing them to the full machinery of counterespionage and the law, and then prosecution and capital punishment.
Aldrich Ames

Meaning of "counterespionage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERESPIONAGE

counterespionage  [ˌkaʊntərˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERESPIONAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterespionage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTERESPIONAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Counterintelligence

Counterintelligence refers to information gathered and activities conducted to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons or international terrorist activities, but not including personnel, physical, document or communications security programs.

Definition of counterespionage in the English dictionary

The definition of counterespionage in the dictionary is activities designed to detect and counteract enemy espionage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERESPIONAGE


badinage
ˈbædɪˌnɑːʒ
barrage
ˈbærɑːʒ
beguinage
ˈbɛɡiːˌnɑːʒ
bricolage
ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ
camouflage
ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ
collage
kəˈlɑːʒ
decoupage
ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ
dressage
ˈdrɛsɑːʒ
engrenage
ˈɒnɡrəˌnɑːʒ
entourage
ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ
espionage
ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ
etage
eɪˈtɑːʒ
garage
ˈɡærɑːʒ
massage
ˈmæsɑːʒ
mirage
mɪˈrɑːʒ
montage
mɒnˈtɑːʒ
paysage
ˌpeɪˈzɑːʒ
plage
plɑːʒ
sabotage
ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ
sondage
sɒnˈdɑːʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERESPIONAGE

countercoup
countercry
countercultural
counterculture
countercurrent
countercyclical
counterdemand
counterdemonstration
counterdraw
countereffort
counterevidence
counterexample
counterfactual
counterfect
counterfeisance
counterfeit
counterfeiter
counterfeiting
counterfeitly
counterfesaunce

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERESPIONAGE

baronage
bertillonage
cartonage
chaperonage
commonage
dragoonage
gabionage
gallonage
industrial espionage
manage
matronage
nonage
parsonage
patronage
peonage
personage
siphonage
squarsonage
tamponage
wagonage

Synonyms and antonyms of counterespionage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counterespionage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERESPIONAGE

Find out the translation of counterespionage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counterespionage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterespionage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反间谍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contraespionaje
570 millions of speakers

English

counterespionage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

counterespionage
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكافحة التجسس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрразведка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contra-espionagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপক্ষের গুপ্তচরদের কার্যের প্রতি নজর রাখিবার গুপ্তচরগিরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre-espionnage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tindakan balas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spionageabwehr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

counterespionage
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방첩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterespionage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phản gián
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் உளவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंसियन ऑफिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı casusluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controspionaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrwywiadu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контррозвідка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contraspionaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντικατασκοπεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contraspionage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontraspionasje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterespionage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERESPIONAGE»

The term «counterespionage» is normally little used and occupies the 130.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERESPIONAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counterespionage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counterespionage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterespionage

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QUOTES WITH «COUNTERESPIONAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word counterespionage.
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Aldrich Ames
I knew quite well, when I gave the names of our agents in the Soviet Union, that I was exposing them to the full machinery of counterespionage and the law, and then prosecution and capital punishment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERESPIONAGE»

Discover the use of counterespionage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterespionage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Counterespionage for American Business
Counterespionage for American Business is a how-to manual for security professionals that teaches secret methods counterespionage experts have been using for years to protect business information Secret techniques you will learn include: ...
Peter Pitorri, 1998
2
Damian and Mongoose: How a U. S. Army Counterespionage Agent ...
Nine agents and couriers in five countries were eventually convicted of espionage and treason. No actual names are used in this book, without permission, except those connected with the spy ring.
Danny L. Williams, 2011
3
Industrial Espionage: Developing a Counterespionage Program
The book presents the insights of a former veteran of the Office of Naval Intelligence. The book examines the motives behind industrial espionage and illustrates the variety of spy tradecraft utilized.
Daniel J. Benny, 2013
4
Espionage: A Reference Handbook
Espionage makes counterespionage necessary. Counterespionage efforts can range from the passive protection of secrets to proactive efforts to ferret out spies and turn them into double agents. Counterespionage is police work and involves  ...
Glenn P. Hastedt, 2003
5
Loosen the Knots and Tangles
ESPIONAGE AND COUNTERESPIONAGE (CONTINUED) COUNTERESPIONAGE Counterespionage, the clandestine warfare waged between rival intelligence agencies, is usually referred to more delicately in the spy business as ...
Gyeorgos C. Hatonn, 1992
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Intelligence Power in Peace and War
Counterespionage hasalready been described. Its detection and neutralization of foreign espionage isthebiggest effort devoted to directaction against foreign intelligence threats. As part of security intelligence it is in some ways distinct from  ...
Michael Herman, 1996
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Inside CIA's Private World: Declassified Articles from the ...
Counterespionage is that branch of espionage of which the target is an alien organization which uses conspiratorial methods, whether as part of a foreign government or of some non-national or international group,27 and whether against the ...
H. Bradford Westerfield, 1997
8
Vaults, Mirrors, and Masks: Rediscovering U. S. ...
In addition, should attacks occur, we could attribute them to the perpetrators and punish accordingly.55 In addition to the historical and political difficulties discussed earlier, counterespionage is difficult to manage programmatically. First  ...
Jennifer E. Sims, 2008
9
The Secret War: The Office of Strategic Services in World War II
message might lead to penetration operations that brought the release of even more data.21 Angleton's most important source of counterespionage was the product of both liaison and penetration. Code-named ISOS or PAIR, this was a steady ...
George C. Chalou, 1995
10
Counterintelligence Theory and Practice
[As such,] it is unlikely that more than one agency carries out this work because it requires an extremely precise control over operations . . . especially over counterintelligence, which relates to counterespionage as a butcher does to a surgeon.
Hank Prunckun, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERESPIONAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterespionage is used in the context of the following news items.
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China overreaches with new security law
Last year, China adopted a counterespionage law. Currently, it is considering a counterterrorism law, a foreign-financed NGO law as well as a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
South Korean Navy Officer Arrested For Allegedly Spying For China
... is a lieutenant commander in the Defense Security Command, which is tasked with counterespionage, military prosecutors told South Korean ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
3
SKorean naval officer spied for China
... a day earlier concerning the officer, a lieutenant commander from a counterespionage division known as the Defense Security Command. «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
4
China's Legislature Approves New National Security Law
In 2014, it was renamed the Counterespionage Law. Tags: National People's Congress new national security law Cyber Security Space ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
5
Real-life spy tales by Bryan Denson, David E. Hoffman and Naveed …
Counterespionage also ran in the family for Jamali, the son of a French mother and a Pakistani father; the couple ran a New York research ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
6
Top 10 for Friday: The 10 best things to do for the 4th
Learn 18th-century spy techniques including invisible ink, counterespionage, and looking for secret messages as young guests work with ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
In Data Breach, Reluctance To Point The Finger At China
"If you're simply engaging in counterespionage, you're OK. But, you know, where does counterespionage begin and end and where does ... «Northwest Public Radio, Jul 15»
8
New Chinese law reinforces government control of cyberspace
... by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, replaces a law that focused more narrowly on counterespionage. In addition ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
9
Impact of national security law far-reaching: top legislator
... the work of national security agencies whose major duty is counterespionage. It was renamed the Counterespionage Law in November. «CCTV, Jul 15»
10
Gayle Lynds' New Thriller, The Assassins, Revisits Judd and Eva
That was illegal – the FBI was charged with in-country work, while the CIA was limited to only international espionage and counterespionage. «Authorlink, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Counterespionage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/counterespionage>. Apr 2024 ».
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