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intelligence

intelligence

346 3.0
Government or army team that collects and studies secret information
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : servicio de inteligencia
  • During the briefing, the director of intelligence provided crucial updates regarding the situation abroad.
  • intelligence community
  • military intelligence
  • intelligence officer

Bloomberg Intelligence is saying the bottom might be it.

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Examples

  • The intelligence community can't be blamed for a weakness in immigration.

  • The chopper took him directly to division intelligence, where he expected to be debriefed by Captain Williams.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Your brother still works for Intelligence, right?

  • But we can create our own intelligence unit right here, inside the White House.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The Senate Intelligence Committee has how many Senate members?

  • Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The second question might be, are you working with any intelligence organization other than CIA?

  • Inside Dublin Castle, the most senior British official in Ireland - Matthew Nathan - is reviewing security with his head of intelligence, Major Ivor Price.

  • Through four tumultuous decades, the American intelligence community's basic structure has admirably weathered the test of time.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The government relies on various intelligence agencies to monitor potential threats to national security.

Synonyms

Intelligence Community
vsintelligence
  • Formal
126 3.3

The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country

is broader than a single organization, covering many separate units
intelligence agency
vsintelligence
  • Specialized
64 2.8

A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats

is the broader term for organizations that perform that work
intelligence service
vsintelligence
  • Specialized
33 3.0

A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government

is the general label for any organization doing that role
military intelligence
vsintelligence
  • Specialized
12 3.9

A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans

is the general government unit, not limited to armed forces use
Army Intelligence
vsintelligence
  • US
3 3.8

A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders

is the broader term for such units across services and governments
espionage network
vsintelligence
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A secret group of people who gather information for a government

is more general covering official units as well as covert groups
intelligence cell
vsintelligence
  • Specialized
7.2

A small secret group that watches places or people to gather information

is the normal term for any formal organization not just small units
7.0

The main spy agency of Pakistan that gathers information inside and outside the country

is the general category not limited to any single national organization

A government group from another country that collects secret information

is the neutral term covering organizations in any country including domestic ones

Compounds

126 3.3

The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country

intelligence agency
  • Specialized
64 2.8

A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats

43 3.9

Computer programs and machines that can learn and solve problems like a person

intelligence service
  • Specialized
33 3.0

A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government

intelligence officer
  • Specialized
33 3.7

A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country

A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries

intelligence agent
  • Specialized
13 3.0

A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety

military intelligence
  • Specialized
12 3.9

A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans

12 4.6

Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use

An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005

intelligence analyst
  • Specialized
8 3.9

A person who collects and studies information about threats for the government or military

8 4.9

A secret activity by a government to gather information about an enemy or threat

military intelligence
  • Specialized
4 2.9

Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions

4 4.1

The ability to notice, understand, and manage your own feelings and those of other people

A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders

intelligence test
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A test that measures how well a person can think and solve problems

signals intelligence
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions

intelligence activity
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Actions to collect and study information about threats for military or security services

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

current intelligence
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Recent information about events that people share quickly because it is needed now

A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence

1 6.0

Information people collect and study to help leaders plan long-term national or military actions

A part of the United States government that gives military information to help plan operations and buy weapons

1 3.2

A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops

intelligence quotient
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A number that shows how smart a person is based on a test

1 6.1

A skill for understanding and solving problems without words

A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies

security intelligence
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks

tactical intelligence
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions

verbal intelligence
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Being able to use and understand spoken and written words well

8.0

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

6.0

Information from listening to and reading other people's messages without their knowledge, used by armies or governments to find threats

combat intelligence
  • Specialized
6.8

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

6.4

People gather information by analyzing electronic signals from other countries like radars or radios

4.1

A computer program or device that notices and reacts to human feelings

adult intelligence
  • Specialized
5.0

Average thinking ability of adults in a country or region

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

intelligence cell
  • Specialized
7.2

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

A United States Navy agency that gathers and studies information for security and operations

security intelligence
  • Specialized
4.1

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

7.2

Information from automatic device measurements used to monitor and protect systems

Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity

Information about land, plants, roads, and buildings that helps plan military actions

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 Effective

intelligence agency
  • Specialized
64 2.8
intelligence
  • Specialized
346 3.0
intelligence cell
  • Specialized
7.2
jungle telegraph
  • Archaic
8.4

Surface Forms

intelligence singular
intelligences plural

Morphology

intelligence = intelligent (semi-transparent) = intelligent + ence

The organizational sense ('an intelligence unit/agency') derives by metonymy from 'intelligence' meaning information, so the morphological formation is regular but the semantics is extended.

Etymology

Intelligence comes from Latin intelligere ('between' + 'to choose'), the same idea you find in select. So an 'intelligence' unit is the team that 'picks out' and studies the most important information.