intelligence agency

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• intelligence agent noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of intelligence agency¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said he worked with the intelligence agency.

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Given Epstein’s deep ties to both foreign governments and intelligence agencies, the umbrella of national security could potentially cover huge swaths of what the government knows about Epstein.

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Capabilities once reserved for well-resourced intelligence agencies can now be replicated by smaller actors using widely available technology.

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A final decision has not yet been formally taken, but the advice ministers are understood to have received from the intelligence agencies clears the path for the controversial project to be given the go ahead.

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The prince denied the accusations, although other U.S. intelligence agencies later made the same formal assessment.

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