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Covert action may refer to: Covert operation, a military operation intended to conceal one's identity Covert action in clandestine HUMINT, a form of
Covert_action
Type of concealed or secretive government activity
identity of the party responsible. Covert actions come with both benefits and risks. In terms of benefits, covert action might have operational advantages
Covert_operation
Special operations force of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency
The Covert Action Division (CAD) is the black ops unit of the Inter-Services Intelligence. It is responsible for paramilitary and covert operations. It
Covert_Action_Division
American publication focused on CIA activities
CovertAction Quarterly, formerly CovertAction Information Bulletin (CAIB), was an American publication in existence from 1978 to 2005. From its inception
CovertAction_Quarterly
US clandestine intelligence organization
focused on intelligence collection whereas OPC was more focused on covert action. Director of Central Intelligence Walter Bedell Smith attempted to ameliorate
Directorate of Operations (CIA)
Directorate_of_Operations_(CIA)
Organizationally, this gave the CIA two areas of responsibility: Covert Action and Covert Intelligence. Sidney Souers, formerly Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence
History of the Central Intelligence Agency
History_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency
1990 video game
Sid Meier's Covert Action is an action and strategy video game released in 1990 by MicroProse for MS-DOSs and Amiga. The player takes the role of Max Remington
Sid_Meier's_Covert_Action
1978 film
Covert Action (Italian: Sono Stato un Agente C.I.A.) is a 1978 Italian/Greek co-production Eurospy film starring the American actor David Janssen. The
Covert_Action_(film)
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
(Political Action Group) branch for covert political action. The Special Operations Group is responsible for operations that include clandestine or covert operations
Special_Activities_Center
funding for covert action reviewed prior covert action in the Soviet Union. It asked for 303 Committee approval of continuation of the covert action program
CIA activities in the Soviet Union
CIA_activities_in_the_Soviet_Union
Multimedia franchise
about. The first issue of their eponymous comic book, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams, published in August 1992 by Image Comics. It was Image founding
Wildcats_(comics)
American action drama television series (2010–2014)
Covert Affairs is an American action drama television series filmed in Toronto, Canada, starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham that premiered on
Covert_Affairs
needed] There was a reestablishment of a covert action section in Saigon Station. There was also unilateral covert action which was suspended in 1953 under State
CIA_activities_in_Vietnam
The New York Times, July 6, 2006 Johnson, Loch K. The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy, p. 23 "How to Hang On"[permanent dead link]
CIA_activities_in_Italy
National governments deal in both intelligence and military special operations functions
and covert action should be under the same agency. The arguments for doing so include having centralized functions for monitoring covert action and clandestine
Clandestine HUMINT and covert action
Clandestine_HUMINT_and_covert_action
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
foreign intelligence (mainly from clandestine HUMINT sources), and for covert action. The name reflects its role as the coordinator of human intelligence
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Groups or departments set up to monitor US undercover operations
Executive oversight of United States covert operations has been carried out by a series of sub-committees of the National Security Council (NSC). At the
Executive oversight of United States covert operations
Executive_oversight_of_United_States_covert_operations
2003 studio album by U.S. Bombs
Covert Action is an album by U.S. Bombs. Duane Peters- Vocals Kerry Martinez- Guitars Curt Stitch - guitar Jamie Reiding- Drums Wade Walston- Bass "Roll
Covert_Action_(album)
Guiding the intelligence cycle
clandestine services are also the DCI's most important 'action arm,' not only running covert action programs at the direction of the president (a function
Intelligence_cycle_management
is the NCS's unit responsible for Covert Action and "Special Activities". These special activities include the covert political influence and paramilitary
Organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency
Organizational_structure_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency
Foreign intelligence agency of Pakistan
unit is the Covert Action Division. Officers from the Covert Action Division received training in the United States, and "many covert action experts of
Inter-Services_Intelligence
1994 American TV series or program
T.s: Covert Action teams - Dark Blade Falling / Heart of Steel". VHS Collector. Retrieved June 24, 2022. "Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
Wild_C.A.T.s
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Ability to deny responsibility
basis of covert attacks that make up human social behavior. In a chain of command, senior officials can deny knowledge or responsibility for actions committed
Plausible_deniability
authorized by the National Security Act of 1947 to engage in covert action. Covert action is undertaken to influence conditions in foreign countries without
Foreign policy of the United States
Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States
Units of Australian Defence Force
foreign intelligence agency, established a special forces unit, named the Covert Action Directorate, to develop a special recovery capability. The SASR had
Special_forces_of_Australia
Bilateral relations
naval dispute in the Strait of Hormuz, and the public disclosure of covert action plans against Iran. At the outset of the George W. Bush administration
Iran–United States relations during the George W. Bush administration
Iran–United_States_relations_during_the_George_W._Bush_administration
Iranian–Pakistani backed uprising in Afghanistan
Owen L. Sirrs, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert action and internal operations, Routledge (2016), pp. 112-113 "Afghan-Pakistani
1975_Panjshir_Valley_uprising
1974 United States foreign assistance law
first time required the president to make a formal finding that each covert action undertaken by the CIA was important to U.S. national security and to
Foreign Assistance Act of 1974
Foreign_Assistance_Act_of_1974
Congressional members privy to intelligence briefings
president thinks "it is essential to limit access" to information about a covert action, 50 U.S.C. § 3093(c)(2) allows the president to limit reporting. The
Gang_of_Eight_(intelligence)
American intelligence officer and author (1918–2007)
Policy Coordination (OPC). He was assigned as a covert action officer specializing in political action and influence in what later came to be the CIA's
E._Howard_Hunt
Special operations force of the Pakistan Army
charged and invaded the Pakistan-side of Punjab in response to the covert actions took place in Indian Administered Kashmir. The airborne missions of
Special_Service_Group
Central Intelligence Agency officer (1909–1994)
Castro. In March 1960, a top-secret policy paper, titled "A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime" (code-named JMARC), was drafted "to bring
Richard_M._Bissell_Jr.
CIA agent (1922–1990)
operations, he engaged in other operations in the communist party, covert action, and local penetration fields. He was converted to Staff Employee in
George_Joannides
1970s–90s CIA program to fund Afghan militants
were also supported by Britain's MI6, who conducted their own separate covert actions. The program leaned heavily towards supporting militant Islamic groups
Operation_Cyclone
Intelligence service of the Holy See
component of the Roman Curia tasked with clandestine human intelligence and covert action, mitigating threats to the physical and ideological security of the
The Entity (intelligence service)
The_Entity_(intelligence_service)
Controversies involving the Central Intelligence Agency
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner accuses the CIA of covert actions and human rights abuses. Jeffrey T. Richelson of the National Security
List_of_CIA_controversies
Committee investigating governmental abuses in the US intelligence community
committee produced seven case studies on covert operations, but only the one on Chile was released, titled "Covert Action in Chile: 1963–1973". The rest were
Church_Committee
Civilian intelligence agency of China
of China, responsible for foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, covert action, and the political security of the Chinese Communist Party. One of the
Ministry of State Security (China)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(China)
Military unit
the Increment, is a British special forces unit tasked with conducting covert operations, paramilitary operations and others at the behest of the Director
E_Squadron
military operations. In addition, both sides conducted political action, covert action, counterintelligence, deception, and propaganda operations as part
Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War
Intelligence_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
1999 video game
WinBack (known as WinBack: Covert Operations in North America and Operation: WinBack in Australia and Europe) is a third-person shooter video game developed
WinBack
French actress (b. 1950)
appeared in several Italian language films. She also starred in the films Covert Action, Hitch Hike with actor David Hess, Sergio Corbucci's The Con Artists
Corinne_Cléry
Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert and illegal projects conducted between 1956 and 1971 by the United States
COINTELPRO
Afghan army general (born 1985)
director in the Afghan intelligence services. He Served as Director of covert action program from 2014 to 2016. General Sadat took charge of an elite clandestine
Sami_Sadat
Compartmentalized organizational structure
differently, clandestine means "hidden", and covert means "deniable"—that is to say that the sponsor of a covert action is sufficiently removed from it that the
Clandestine_cell_system
Clandestine acquisition of confidential information
George. Honorable Treachery: A History of U.S. Intelligence, Espionage, Covert Action from the American Revolution to the CIA 1991 Murray, Williamson, and
Espionage
American television series
Nathan James. In season 5, Danny was a member of Delta Team, a four-man covert-action team. Marissa Neitling as Commander Kara Green (née Foster) started
The_Last_Ship_(TV_series)
Secret CIA-sponsored intelligence group targeting Cuba
White House meeting on 17 March 1960, a plan entitled "A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime" was presented to President Dwight Eisenhower
Operation_40
Hearings on Covert Action" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2018. "page 169, III. Major Covert Action Programs
Propaganda in the United States
Propaganda_in_the_United_States
U.S. naval officer (1937–2026)
Publishers. OCLC 111712. Liston, Robert A. (1988). The Pueblo Surrender: A Covert Action by the National Security Agency. New York: M. Evans and Company, Inc
Edward R. Murphy (naval officer)
Edward_R._Murphy_(naval_officer)
American human rights lawyer and academic (1950–2025)
Bernstein and Dr. Francis Boyle Discuss the Politics of Human Rights". Covert Action Quarterly. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved August
Francis_Boyle
foreign leaders. The Eisenhower administration used propaganda and covert action extensively, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) supported two
Foreign policy of the Eisenhower administration
Foreign_policy_of_the_Eisenhower_administration
Emotional, sexual, non physical type of child abuse
Covert incest is a form of non-physical sexual abuse. Examples of covert incest could be the parent sharing intimate, graphic details of their own sex
Covert_incest
American businessman (1929–2025)
news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Africa: U.S. Covert Action Exposed | corpwatch". www.corpwatch.org. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
Maurice_Tempelsman
Aspect of bilateral relations since 1811
November 1970, Henry Kissinger issued a memorandum that detailed the Covert Action Program that the U.S. would undertake in Chile. In the memorandum, Kissinger
United States intervention in Chile
United_States_intervention_in_Chile
1991 video game
Covert Action, after which they could go back to their new game. Meier and Shelley completed Covert Action which was published in 1990. Once Covert Action
Civilization_(video_game)
Clandestine espionage methods for collecting intelligence from human sources
concept of covert action. There are many differences between active measures and covert action. One is the Soviet ability to mesh overt and covert influence
Clandestine HUMINT operational techniques
Clandestine_HUMINT_operational_techniques
United States Law
CIA and Defense Department covert actions, and prohibited the use of appropriated funds for the conduct of such an action unless and until the President
Hughes–Ryan_Amendment
United States law restructuring its armed forces
of covert action was vague, limiting oversight over the CIA's activities. It was only in the 1990s that Congress attempted to regulate covert action by
National_Security_Act_of_1947
Intelligence agency of the Pakistan Army
Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. p. 7. Sirrs, Owen L. (1 July 2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal
Military Intelligence (Pakistan)
Military_Intelligence_(Pakistan)
American political activist (1947–2025)
injustice of the trial Archived May 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine".Covert Action Quarterly. Retrieved on May 9, 2008. "Chesimard And Four Named In Shootings"
Assata_Shakur
Turkish intelligence official
spoke glowingly of him.) Hiram Abas had been trained in the US in covert action operations and as an MIT agent first gained notoriety in Beirut, where
Hiram_Abas
Compilation of world's military special forces
A number of officers from the ISI's Covert Action Division received training in the US and many covert action experts of the CIA were attached to the
List of military special forces units
List_of_military_special_forces_units
Alliance between different states with the purpose to cooperate militarily
for the other allies. Great powers may engage in coercive actions, in particular covert action, against allies when there are doubts about allies' future
Military_alliance
Chilean newspaper
Atrocity and Accountability. New York: The New Press. ISBN 1-56584-936-1. Covert Action in Chile 1963-1973. Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
El_Mercurio
Scottish World War II officer, and founder of the Special Air Service
and Covert Action: Africa, Middle East and Europe Since 1945. Brandon. p. 47. ISBN 978-0862451134. "Wartime Raid is Recalled in Leader's Libel Actions".
David_Stirling
American video game composer (born 1968)
Playmate Interactive Entertainment, 1995 p. 19 Jim Lee's Wild C. A. T. S Covert Action Teams instruction manual, Playmates Interactive, 1995 p. 14. The 7th
Tommy_Tallarico
American political scientist
China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare" (W.W. Norton, 2021), "A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland" (W.W. Norton
Seth Jones (political scientist)
Seth_Jones_(political_scientist)
American politician (born 1965)
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Ratcliffe was involved in authorizing covert action in Venezuela. After U.S. forces raided the country and seized Maduro
John_Ratcliffe
Russian elite special forces unit
unit specialised in deep penetration, sabotage, universal direct and covert action, protection of Soviet embassies and espionage cell activation in case
Vympel
Reorientation of the Chilean economy
2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010. United States Senate Report (1975) "Covert Action in Chile, 1963–1973" U.S. Government Printing Office Washington. D.C
Miracle_of_Chile
American strategist and expert on China (born 1945)
Kennedy School published what it called the first case study of how covert action policy is made and describes the role of Michael Pillsbury. According
Michael_Pillsbury
Intelligence gathered through interpersonal contact
and French)" (PDF). 2013. AAP-6. DeVine, Michael E. (June 14, 2019). "Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community: Selected Definitions
Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
Human_intelligence_(intelligence_gathering)
Information operations to assist military objectives
Directorate of Operations, responsible for Covert Action and "Special Activities". These special activities include covert political influence (which includes
Psychological_warfare
ISBN 9781615780112. Church Committee (1975). "Covert Action in Chile: 1963-1973". pp. 20–21. Church Report (Covert Action in Chile 1963-1973) Archived 11 September
1970 Chilean presidential election
1970_Chilean_presidential_election
CIA officer and author (1935–2008)
leading opponent of its practices. A co-founder of the CounterSpy and CovertAction series of periodicals, he died in Cuba in January 2008. Agee was born
Philip_Agee
Bloodless coup that overthrew Shukri al-Quwatli
Wilford 2013, pp. 94, 101. Little, Douglas (Winter 1990). "Cold War and Covert Action: The United States and Syria, 1945-1958". Middle East Journal. 44 (1):
March_1949_Syrian_coup_d'état
Military engagement between Pakistan and Al-Qaeda
Uzbeks, Arabs and Tajik fighters. By March 19, 2004, a team of ISI's Covert Action Division (CAD) secretly inserted in the Shin Warsak area, where they
Battle_of_Wana
Intelligence agency in the U.S. State Department
U.S. to maintain plausible deniability for covert actions as well as an acknowledgment that covert actions “carry the serious long-term risk of eroding
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research
Intelligence agency
national security information from around the world and conducting covert action within Canada and abroad. CSIS reports to the Minister of Public Safety
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service
US terrorism and sabotage campaign in Cuba
President Dwight Eisenhower signed off on a CIA paper titled "A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime." A declassified report by the Inspector General
Operation_Mongoose
American investigative journalist and author (born 1967)
anything resembling the detail required to understand the nuance of covert action". Kai Bird writing for The Washington Post criticized the book as "sycophantic"
Annie_Jacobsen
Boating incident in Northern Italy
traffici di armi strategiche" [007s shipwrecked at Lake Maggiore and covert action against strategic arms deals]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived
Lake_Maggiore_boat_incident
with child porn distribution". CNN. Retrieved 2026-02-25. The FBI'S Covert Action Program to Destroy the Black Panther Party Archived January 13, 2013
List_of_FBI_controversies
American lawyer (born 1945)
in Brought to Light: Thirty Years of Drug Smuggling, Arms Deals, and Covert Action, a double-feature graphic novel edited by Joyce Brabner. The second
Daniel_Sheehan_(attorney)
Italian actor (1925–1994)
(1978) - American Commando Leader War of the Robots (1978) - Roger Covert Action (1978) - Grant Blue Nude (1978) - Donovan 7 ragazze di classe (1979)
Giacomo_Rossi_Stuart
President of Chile from 1970 to 1973
"Church Report. Covert Action in Chile 1963–1973" Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 18 December 1975. CIA Reveals Covert Acts In Chile
Salvador_Allende
1988 comics anthology
to Light – subtitled Thirty Years of Drug Smuggling, Arms Deals, and Covert Action – is an anthology of two political graphic novels, published originally
Brought_to_Light
Central Intelligence Agency officer (1922–1988)
Operations and Covert Action. Bethesda, MD: Stone Trail Press (1988).ISBN 9780932123046. OCLC 20936502. Freed Donald v Phillips David Atlee. Civil Action No. 81-1407
David_Atlee_Phillips
Part of Terrorist Surveillance Program
definition of an intelligence collection program, rather than qualify as a covert action program as defined by statute", and, therefore, found no specific statutory
NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–2007)
NSA_warrantless_surveillance_(2001–2007)
Land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces
incident taking place near the Rann of Kutch, followed by the failed covert action to take control of the Indian-side of Kashmir resulted in a massive
Pakistan_Army
Clandestine Western military operations during the Cold War
in the foundation of the OAS. Aginter Press trained its members in covert action techniques, including bombings, silent assassinations, subversion techniques
Operation_Gladio
United States Army Special Operations unit
command of Colonel Jerry King and operated in Iran, accomplishing various covert intelligence gathering missions. The work accomplished by the FOG was successful
Intelligence_Support_Activity
Vietnam War–era American multi-service special operations unit
was a highly classified, joint special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations before and during the Vietnam War for
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam_–_Studies_and_Observations_Group
Anti-communist mercenary organization
the Algerian War (1954–1962). Aginter Press trained its members in covert action techniques, including bombings, silent assassinations, subversion techniques
Aginter_Press
Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project (1967–1974)
Lyon, Verne. "Domestic Surveillance: The History of Operation CHAOS". Covert Action Information Bulletin, No. 34, Summer 1990, pp. 59–62. Full issue available
Operation_CHAOS
Israeli-American collaboration sabotage campaign
March 2022. This is about preparing the battlefield for another type of covert action," said one former high-ranking U.S. intelligence official, who added
Operation_Olympic_Games
U.S. presidential administration from 1953 to 1961
Eisenhower also allowed the Central Intelligence Agency to engage in covert actions, such as the 1953 Iranian coup d'état and the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Joint component command of USSOCOM
administration allegedly combined the CIA's intelligence operations and covert action with JSOC clandestine military operations so that Congress would only
Joint Special Operations Command
Joint_Special_Operations_Command
COVERT ACTION
COVERT ACTION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a reserved or secretive person, from Old French covert ‘guarded’, ‘crafty’.Americanized spelling of an unidentified Dutch or German name, perhaps Kofoed.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a group of villages in Somerset named with Coker, from a Celtic river name meaning ‘crooked’.
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Covell.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the French form of German Kolbert, a variant of Kölber, an occupational name for a "maker of wooden clubs" and later an "armor-maker," from Middle High German kolbe, COLBERT means "cudgel, club."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’ (Latin cooperire). Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler), slates (see Slater), or thatch (see Thatcher), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.English (of Norman origin) : occupational name for a maker of barrels and tubs, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French cuve ‘vat’, ‘tub’ (Late Latin cupa, of Germanic origin; compare Cooper).Americanized spelling of German Kober.
Boy/Male
Dutch, German, Teutonic
Divine Peace
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English
Clover.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican, Portuguese
Clover; Flower Name; Fortunate; Mind; Heart; Spirit
Boy/Male
English
Seaman.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English lovere ‘lover’, ‘sweetheart’.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Seaman; Renowned Mariner
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Middle English calfhirde, CALVERT means "calf-herder."
Female
English
Old English flower name, CLOVER means simply "clover."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : Variant of Culvert, a nickname from Old French culvert ‘base’, ‘treacherous’.English and French : variant of Calvert.English and French : Possibly also a variant of Colbert.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Norse, Swedish, Teutonic
Courtier; Court Attendant; Bold; Courageous Advice
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Eberhard, EVERT means "strong as a boar."
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Boy/Male
Celtic Irish Gaelic
Charioteer.
Girl/Female
Sikh
Entirely one
Girl/Female
Indian
Pure, Chaste
Female
African
good, right, straight.
Biblical
my city
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Aim
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, German, Swedish
Powerful Eagle
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sacred to the gods, Tulsi or the holy Basil
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
From the narrow forest.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Servant of God, Follower of God
COVERT ACTION
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COVERT ACTION
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n.
The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
a.
Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.
n.
A convent or monastery.
a.
A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
n.
Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
v. t.
To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
imp. & p. p.
of Cover
v. t.
To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert goods into money.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
v. t.
Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
v. t.
To convert into, or cover with, ice.
n.
One who, or that which, covers.
imp. & p. p.
of Covet
v. t.
To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.
n.
Poverty.
v. t.
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
v. t.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
n.
A cover; a shelter; a protection.