Meanings
nounblack bag operation (plural black bag operations)
plural black bag operations
- informalA covert or clandestine entry into a building etc. to obtain information for an intelligence operation.
Synonyms: black bag job
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA covert or clandestine entry into a building etc. to obtain information for an intelligence operation.
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Origin
See black bag (“pouch or case containing burglary tools”).
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black bag operation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bag%20operation
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“black bag operation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bag%20operation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black bag operation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bag%20operation.
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