intelligence
531
4.6
- noun
- /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
:
inteligencia
- Gathering intelligence about enemy movements is crucial for successful military operations.
- military intelligence
- gather intelligence
- intelligence gathering
They're training people, they're providing intelligence forward deployed.
- They're training people, they're providing intelligence forward deployed.
- So this is where private intelligence has both a strength and a weakness.
- But the detection methods in the intelligence reports are classified.
- But there's some dark corner of our intelligence that has that information.
- It came from it came from human intelligence sources.
- So we would get information, intelligence and they'd say, right, this person is doing that.
- That was all due to my team's intelligence collection.
- And Amy Ziegart is an expert on intelligence issues.
- Now we had no intelligence that gave us any cause for concern.
- So it stands for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
Examples
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Fort Meade is the home of the U.S.'s cyber operations and intelligence gathering.
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Fighting nuclear trafficking will require better human intelligence, better international intelligence, and law enforcement coordination.
Academic text (2008) -
What does this have to do with military intelligence?
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So the director of general intelligence does not belong to a ministry.
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And the intelligence will be forthcoming?
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Author interview with a senior member of the intelligence community involved with Iraq issues at the time.
Academic text (2013) -
Growing military cooperation extends beyond arms sales to technology upgrades, joint research, and intelligence cooperation.
Academic text (2013) -
After all, following September 11, 2001, Damascus provided intelligence on al-Qaeda to Washington that helped save American lives.
Academic text (2011) -
After 9/11, there was an accelerated buildup of U.S. military and intelligence capabilities.
Academic text (2011) -
It confirms our earlier intelligence regarding stavros' current activities.
Synonyms
111
5.5
Information that helps planning and is often secret
12
4.6
Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
4
2.9
Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
2
3.9
Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions
1
3.9
Actions to collect and study information about threats for military or security services
1
6.0
Information people collect and study to help leaders plan long-term national or military actions
1
7.2
Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions
1
4.4
Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks
1
9.9
Secret information taken from other people's messages for military or security use
Information about enemy forces and land needed to plan and carry out military actions
Information from listening to and reading other people's messages without their knowledge, used by armies or governments to find threats
Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity
Compounds
- Formal
126
3.3
The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
- Specialized
64
2.8
A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats
- Specialized
43
3.9
Computer programs and machines that can learn and solve problems like a person
- Specialized
33
3.0
A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government
- Specialized
33
3.7
A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country
22
2.8
A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries
- Specialized
13
3.0
A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
- Specialized
12
3.9
A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans
- Specialized
12
4.6
Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
8
6.5
An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
- Specialized
8
3.9
A person who collects and studies information about threats for the government or military
- Specialized
8
4.9
A secret activity by a government to gather information about an enemy or threat
- Specialized
4
2.9
Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
- Specialized
4
4.1
The ability to notice, understand, and manage your own feelings and those of other people
3
3.8
A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders
- Specialized
3
3.2
A test that measures how well a person can think and solve problems
- Specialized
2
3.9
Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions
- Specialized
1
3.9
Actions to collect and study information about threats for military or security services
1
7.4
A United States law that requires courts to approve spying on foreign people or groups
A government group in Iraq that gathers secret information and runs secret operations to protect the country
- Specialized
1
5.7
Recent information about events that people share quickly because it is needed now
1
9.1
A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence
- Specialized
1
6.0
Information people collect and study to help leaders plan long-term national or military actions
1
3.9
A part of the United States government that gives military information to help plan operations and buy weapons
- Specialized
1
3.2
A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops
- Specialized
1
6.1
A skill for understanding and solving problems without words
1
3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
- Specialized
1
4.4
Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks
- Specialized
1
7.2
Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions
- Specialized
1
5.3
Being able to use and understand spoken and written words well
- Specialized
A low level of thinking ability just above a disability that affects learning and thinking, often allowing independent living
A part of the United States State Department that studies events abroad and advises diplomats
A government body that gathers and reports information to protect Canada
The part of the British government that plans, organizes, and pays for intelligence and security agencies
- Specialized
Information from listening to and reading other people's messages without their knowledge, used by armies or governments to find threats
- Specialized
Information about enemy forces and land needed to plan and carry out military actions
A Canadian government group that shares and coordinates crime information for police across the country
The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security
- Specialized
People gather information by analyzing electronic signals from other countries like radars or radios
- Specialized
A computer program or device that notices and reacts to human feelings
A Russian government agency that gathers information and carries out operations abroad
A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide
A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats
A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations
- Specialized
A small secret group that watches places or people to gather information
A government group from another country that collects secret information
The main spy agency of Pakistan that gathers information inside and outside the country
A group of US agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
United States government agency that makes and studies maps and satellite images for national security
A part of the U.S. Treasury that shares intelligence with officials who work on other countries' money and trade
- Formal
A United States Navy agency that gathers and studies information for security and operations
- Specialized
Information about online threats and what attackers do used to stop cyber attacks
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
- Specialized
Information from automatic device measurements used to monitor and protect systems
- Jargon
Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity
- Jargon
Information about land, plants, roads, and buildings that helps plan military actions
- Archaic
Thinking ability that is much lower than most people's and shown by standard tests
A group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
How Reliable
- Specialized
1
6.0
531
4.6
∞
1.3
279
3.8
- US
74
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
intelligence = intelligent (semi-transparent) = intelligent + ence
The noun is formed from 'intelligent', but the specialized meaning 'secret information' is a domain-specific extension that is not transparently predictable from the adjective for many learners.
Etymology
Intelligence comes from the old Latin intelligere with inter- 'between' and legere 'to choose', a root shared with select. That's why in a security or army context 'intelligence' means the important facts someone has 'picked out' about a country or group.