MI6

American  

[em-ahy-siks] / ˈɛmˌaɪˈsɪks /

noun

1. the government's secret intelligence service.

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MI6 British  

abbreviation

1. Military Intelligence, section six; a former official and present-day popular name for the intelligence and espionage agency of the British Government

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Etymology

Origin of MI6

M(ilitary) I(ntelligence, Section) 6

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Example Sentences

A serial romance scammer, who told victims he worked for the BBC and MI6, has been jailed for more than five years.

From BBC

In the 1953 coup, America's CIA intelligence agency and Britain's MI6 conspired with Iranians to overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

From BBC

Sir Alex Younger, who was chief of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, from 2014-2020, tells the BBC that while the transatlantic alliance is not going to go back to the way it was, it isn't broken.

From BBC

Back in 1981, the production team on “For Your Eyes Only,” the 12th film in the Bond franchise, trekked up the mountains to shoot a chase scene that was unhinged even for an MI6 agent who had recently traveled on a mission to outer space with Dr. Holly Goodhead.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many cases involving MI5 and MI6, this one takes place partly in secret to allow the government to use evidence it deems too sensitive to disclose publicly, or to al-Libi and his lawyers.

From BBC