clandestine organization
/klænˈdɛstɪn ɔrɡəˈnaɪˌzeɪʃən/ · clan·des·tine or·ga·ni·za·tion
noun
- A secret or covert group or entity, often involved in illicit or clandestine activities. The government suspected that the clandestine organization was behind the recent string of cyber attacks.
- A group or entity that operates secretly, often to avoid detection or to achieve a specific goal. The whistleblower revealed that the company had been working with a clandestine organization to develop a new surveillance technology.
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Did you know? The term 'clandestine' has been used in literature and popular culture to describe secretive groups, such as in the novel 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown, where a clandestine organization is at the center of the plot.