MI6

[em-ahy-siks]

noun

1. the government's secret intelligence service.

MI6

abbreviation

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of MI6¹

M(ilitary) I(ntelligence, Section) 6

Example Sentences

But given the sensitivities of this judgement call, many others have been consulted – including MI5 and MI6.

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Far from the madding crowd, not to mention from the alluring presence of his MI6 handler and former lover, Faith Green, Gabriel works away in his cottage on a travel book about the world’s rivers.

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His ex-wife told jurors he "would dream about being like James Bond" and watched films about MI5 and MI6 as he was "infatuated with it".

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Smart enough to admit they needed help, the CIA turned to MI6—British foreign intelligence, an agency so secret the government refused to admit it even existed.

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So far, MI6’s plan was working perfectly.

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