- A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain,
regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same
surname; as, the clan of Macdonald. - A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body
of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used
contemptuously.
Clan means Clan means a broad extended kin group found in many pre-industrial societies.
Clandestine operation Clandestine operation refers to an operation sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies in such a way as to assure secrecy or concealment.
Clandestine intelligence collection Clandestine intelligence collection— the acquisition of protected intelligence information in a way designed to conceal the nature of the operation and protect the source.
Clandestine Clandestine refers to any activity or operation that is sponsored or conducted by governmental departments or agencies with the intent to assure secrecy and concealment.
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