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| agent provocateur |
(French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker. |
| antisubversion |
combined form of subversion. |
| counterintelligence |
a program of a government or other organization to frustrate enemy espionage, intelligence gathering, and subversion. |
| intelligence |
the branch of government or the military that collects and analyzes information, often obtained secretly, about other governments or about people suspected of subversion. [1/4 definitions] |
| Trojan horse |
any person, thing, stratagem, or the like that is intended to overthrow or defeat by subversion from within. [1/2 definitions] |
| witch hunt |
a similar pursuit and persecution of those alleged to be guilty of political subversion, spying, or the like, based on unsupported claims or insubstantial evidence, and tending to cause public hysteria. [1/3 definitions] |
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