HUMINT

or hu·mint

[ hyoo-mint or, often, yoo- ]

noun
  1. the gathering of political or military intelligence through secret agents.

Origin of HUMINT

1
1975–80; hum(an)int(elligence)

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British Dictionary definitions for humint

humint

/ (ˈhjuːmɪnt) /


noun
  1. human intelligence: military intelligence gained from human sources with knowledge of the target area

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