tradecraft
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Noun
[edit ]tradecraft (countable and uncountable , plural tradecrafts )
- The skills acquired through experience of a trade.
- (espionage ) The methods used in espionage and clandestine operations.
- 2017 May 16, Mark Hertling, "Trump had the right to do it, but should he have?", in CNN [1] , archived from the original on 29 June 2017:
- The conduct of the meeting and the passing of intelligence is simply amateurish statecraft and intelligence tradecraft, and begs the question: Who are the professionals planning the strategy and operations that direct the President on the world stage?
- 2025 September 26, Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper, "Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.", in The New York Times [2] , New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 September 2025:
- Defending the move, Ms. [Tulsi] Gabbard’s office highlighted what it said were problems of tradecraft, or the methodology used to gather information and analyze intelligence for the report.
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[edit ]skills acquired through experience of a trade
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methods used in espionage
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