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espionage

[ es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij, es-pee-uh-nahzh ]

noun

  1. the act or practice of spying.
  2. the use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations.
  3. the use of spies by a corporation or the like to acquire the plans, technical knowledge, etc., of a competitor:

    industrial espionage.



espionage

/ 藢蓻sp瑟蓹藞n蓱藧蕭; 藞蓻sp瑟蓹藢n蓱藧蕭; 藞蓻sp瑟蓹n瑟d蕭 /

noun

  1. the systematic use of spies to obtain secret information, esp by governments to discover military or political secrets
  2. the act or practice of spying
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of espionage1

First recorded in 1785鈥95; from French espionnage, Middle French espionage, from espionn(er) 鈥渢o spy鈥 (derivative of espion 鈥渁 spy,鈥 from Italian spione, from Germanic ) + -age -age; espy
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of espionage1

C18: from French espionnage, from espionner to spy, from espion spy, from Old Italian spione, of Germanic origin; compare German 蝉辫盲丑别苍 to spy
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The sheer delight of playing within that theatrical arena, just like when I was James Bond doing 鈥淭he Tailor of Panama,鈥 another film in the world of espionage.

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Charged with passing secrets for $65,000 in cash and gold, Miller became the first FBI agent to be tried for espionage.

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As political rhetoric escalated and tensions between the two countries spiralled, not least of all in the South China Sea, the young mayor found herself in the crosshairs of espionage accusations.

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The cell's targets included journalists who have investigated Russian espionage.

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If peace is agreed in Ukraine, Dr Messmer predicts that Russia will probably continue with misinformation campaigns and cyber warfare in Europe, as well as sabotage and espionage in the Baltic Sea.

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