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adjectiveconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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Definition that contains clandestine
- ji a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
- intrigue a clandestine love affair
- sas a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- saboteur a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
- haganah the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
- action officer the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)
- cira a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
- continuity army council a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
- continuity irish republican army a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
- dead drop a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information