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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries隠密作戦
Pronunciation / Transliteration: onmitsu sakusen
"政府はその隠密作戦についての関与を否定した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A clandestine operation conducted by a government, government agency, or military organization, typically involving covert activities that are unacknowledged or officially denied.
"The intelligence agency was authorized to carry out a series of high-risk black-ops to disrupt the smuggling ring." - 2
Secret or underhanded activities carried out by corporate or private entities outside the bounds of conventional law or ethics.
"Internal whistleblowers revealed that the tech conglomerate had funded corporate black-ops to sabotage their main competitors."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'black', meaning clandestine or unauthorized (dating back to the early 20th century in military contexts), combined with 'ops', a standard military abbreviation for 'operations'. The term gained widespread currency during the Cold War era to describe covert activities conducted by government agencies that are routinely denied if exposed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Black-ops" is said worldwide
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opération clandestine
Transliteration: opeʁasjɔ̃ klandestin
"Les forces spéciales ont mené une opération clandestine de nuit."
Geheimoperation
Transliteration: ɡəˈhaɪmʔɔpəʁat͡si̯oːn
"Die Regierung stritt jegliche Beteiligung an der Geheimoperation ab."
operazione segreta
Transliteration: operatˈtsjone seˈɡrɛta
"L'agenzia ha pianificato un'operazione segreta oltreconfine."
operación encubierta
Transliteration: opeɾaˈsjon enkuˈβjeɾta
"El espía participó en una peligrosa operación encubierta."
operação secreta
Transliteration: opeɾaˈsãw siˈkɾetɐ
"Eles executaram uma operação secreta no território inimigo."
गुप्त अभियान
Transliteration: gupta abhiyan
"सेना ने सीमा पार एक गुप्त अभियान चलाया।"
秘密行动
Transliteration: mìmì xíngdòng
"这支特种部队被派去执行一项秘密行动。"
비밀 공작
Transliteration: bimil gongjak
"그 요원들은 위험한 비밀 공작 임무를 수행했다."
隠密作戦
Transliteration: onmitsu sakusen
"政府はその隠密作戦についての関与を否定した。"
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