intelligence agency

noun

1. a government department charged with obtaining intelligence, or information, especially for use by the armed forces.

Other Words From

• intelligence agent noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of intelligence agency¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The rise of al-Qaida in 2001 transformed the counterterrorism landscape, spawning new laws and government agencies and a worldwide campaign by intelligence agencies, law enforcement and the military.

From ProPublica

She successfully tracked him where every other law enforcement agency and intelligence agencies failed.

From Time

The suspected hackers are from Russia’s SVR, the country’s primary foreign intelligence agency.

From MIT Technology Review

Pichai said Google is working with other companies and intelligence agencies and is publishing transparency reports about foreign interference on its services.

From Washington Post

Democratic societies must place limits and controls on the surveillance powers of our police and intelligence agencies.

From Fortune

He said the news of his appointment was not true, that it was disinformation spread by “some intelligence agency and my rivals.”

From The Daily Beast

Welcome to the exquisite hell of being director of the Central Intelligence Agency today.

From The Daily Beast

The Central Intelligence Agency found bin Laden hiding in a “fortified compound” in Abbottabad, Pakistan in late 2010.

From The Daily Beast

Clapper ended his military career as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

From The Daily Beast

Apparently, 72 percent of intelligence agency civilian workers have been deemed nonessential temporarily let go.

From The Daily Beast

Foreign intelligence is handled by the Central Intelligence Agency, and our responsibility is domestic.

From Project Gutenberg

Is the Central Intelligence Agency continuing any investigation into this area?

From Project Gutenberg

It wouldn't be your recommendation that you, the head of Central Intelligence Agency, should have that information?

From Project Gutenberg