It's no secret: espionage is the act of organized spying, usually with the goal of uncovering sensitive military or political information.
The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Noun
the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
n.
The practice or employment of spies; the practice of
watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies
or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Espionage
The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Usage Examples
I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.
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Other Usage ExamplesThere are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results.
Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage there's no betrayal of trust.