From the headline of this article at CNN.com.
上記の文で、counterintel の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "counterintel" mean?
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解答
意味：Counterintelは、counterintelligenceの省略で、英辞郎によると、
スパイ防止活動とありますが、もっと具体的な活動は、下記英語の定義にあります。
Answer
Counterintel is an abbreviation of counterintelligence, and according to Merriam-Webster means:organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the enemy, to prevent sabotage, and to gather political and military information
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、初めて使われたのが1940年で、counter + intelligenceからなる造語。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
1940, from counter- + intelligence.
Examples
- Democratic claim: The Democratic memo says the Steele dossier wasn’t part of the FBI’s original decision to open its counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 because the bureau didn’t receive the memo until September. — Billy House, Bloomberg.com, "Fact-Checking the Dueling Memos on Alleged Bias in Russia Probe," 26 Feb. 2018
- Strzok launches a counterintelligence investigation targeting the Trump campaign [based on information] about Papadopoulos. — Philip Bump, Washington Post, "A timeline of the Nunes memo, with additional context," 2 Feb. 2018
- Most recently, his shenanigans were made apparent in the form of The Memo, which purported to show bias undergirding the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign but landed with a resounding thud earlier this month. — Jack Holmes, Esquire, "Devin Nunes Has a Foolproof Plan to Fight Fake News," 12 Feb. 2018
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