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PASSIVE SOURCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does passive source mean?
• PASSIVE SOURCE (noun)
The noun PASSIVE SOURCE has 1 sense:
1. an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
Familiarity information: PASSIVE SOURCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("passive source" is a kind of...):
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