MI5
[ em-ahy-fahyv ]
/ ˈɛmˌaɪˈfaɪv /
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noun (in Great Britain)
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
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Origin of MI5
M(ilitary)I(ntelligence, Section) 5
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MI5
abbreviation for
Military Intelligence, section five; a former official and present-day popular name for the counterintelligence agency of the British Government
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