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counterspy

[ koun-ter-spahy ]

noun

plural counterspies.
  1. a spy active in counterespionage.


counterspy

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌ貹ɪ /

noun

  1. a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of counterspy1

First recorded in 1935–40; counter- + spy
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Some U.S.-based data firms and financial due diligence companies operating in China were targeted by investigators under a new counterspy law that went into effect July 1.

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Critics blame the restructuring of CIA counterintelligence after the firing of CIA master counterspy James Angleton in 1975 for the security breaches.

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Postal service and couriers and internet service providers must assist counterspy probes, the law says.

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Lee said FBI counterspies improperly targeted him because he was Chinese American.

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Lee would allege that he was improperly targeted by FBI counterspies because he was Chinese-American.

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