Defense Intelligence Agency
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- proper noun
- /dɪˈfɛns ˌɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns ˈeɪdʒənsi/
- US
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Agencia de Inteligencia de Defensa
- AATIP was run from the Pentagon but the program was owned not by the Department of Defense but by the super secret Defense Intelligence Agency officially designated as a DoD combat support agency.
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Examples
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AATIP was run from the Pentagon but the program was owned not by the Department of Defense but by the super secret Defense Intelligence Agency officially designated as a DoD combat support agency.
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Space Command or the Defense Intelligence Agency refused to comment on the origin of the explosion.
Fiction book (1991) -
On international crime and drug smuggling, various U.S. agencies, including the CIA, FBI, Defense Intelligence Agency, and Department of Defense, have begun working more closely with one another and their foreign counterparts to pool their information and resources.
Academic text (1996) -
The Defense Intelligence Agency plays a crucial role in gathering military intelligence to aid national security.
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During a military operation, the Defense Intelligence Agency provided vital information to ensure success.
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The Defense Intelligence Agency collaborates with various branches of the military to analyze threats.
Synonyms
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A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats
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3.0
A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government
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A United States government agency that collects information about other countries' militaries
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A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Defense + intelligence + agency
The compound name is fully compositional: 'Defense' (military protection/related to the Department of Defense) + 'intelligence' (information for security/military) + 'agency' (an organization). A learner who knows these words can readily infer it denotes an organization that provides military/security intelligence for defense; similar constructions exist in many languages, reinforcing transparency.
Etymology
Defense Intelligence Agency's name comes from a simple image: an agency that collects intelligence ('information') to help defense ('military protection'). That's why it means the U.S. organization that gives military information for planning and operations.