intelligence agency

noun

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

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Nearby words

intellectuality, intellectualization, intellectualize, intellectually handicapped, intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence office, intelligence officer, intelligence quotient, intelligence test, intelligencer

Origin of intelligence agency

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called intelligence bureau, intelligence department, intelligence office.

Related formsintelligence agent, noun

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