Mossad

American  

[moh-sahd] / moʊˈsɑd /

noun

1. the Israeli intelligence service, established in 1951.

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Mossad British  

/ ˈmɒsæd /

noun

1. the secret intelligence service of Israel

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Etymology

Origin of Mossad

C20: Hebrew Mosad LeModi'in U-LeTafkidim Miyuhadim establishment for information and special tasks

Example Sentences

Two members of its advisory board were former heads of Mossad, the Israeli government intelligence agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

Agents with Israel’s foreign-intelligence service, the Mossad, are calling Iranian regime members and threatening them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Danny Yatom, a former chief of Israel’s Mossad, described this incident as a major blow against Western agencies trying to gather intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those officials had been tracked over months by the CIA and Mossad, amongst others.

From BBC

In the lead-up to the campaign, Israel’s military brass had been flying in and out of Washington to plan the offensive, including its top general, air force chief, head of military intelligence and Mossad director.

From The Wall Street Journal