red team

== English == === Etymology === Red was the color of the Soviet Union on maps during the Cold War, so "red team" represented the adversary during military simulations. === Noun === red team (plural red teams) An independent group employed to challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role or point of view. Coordinate terms: blue team, purple team === Verb === red team (third-person singular simple present red teams, present participle red teaming, simple past and past participle red teamed) (transitive) To challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role. ==== Alternative forms ==== red-team ==== Derived terms ==== red teamer ==== See also ==== alternative analysis === Anagrams === red meat, remated, retamed