red team
Meanings
noun
- An independent group employed to challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role or point of view.
verb
- To challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role.
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Etymology
Red was the color of the Soviet Union on maps during the Cold War, so "red team" represented the adversary during military simulations.
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