strategic intelligence
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- noun
- /strəˈtɛdʒɪk ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
- Specialized
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inteligencia estratégica
- Government agencies must prioritize strategic intelligence to enhance national security policies.
Examples
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As part of a move toward a more coherent and well-grounded homeland security and counterterrorism policy, U.S. officials must mandate a new strategic intelligence assessment of the nuclear threat.
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The military relies on strategic intelligence to plan long-term operations effectively.
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Few resources were devoted to this type of strategic intelligence collection.
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The worldwide director of strategic intelligence, is that not a powerful label?
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Many people don't know that since the Civil War animals have been used to gather strategic intelligence.
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By the time this experienced spymaster entered the Bolshoi central box, he was deputy head of GRU's strategic intelligence directorate.
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In turn, the FBI's special agent in charge then organizes the intergovernmental response by activating a strategic intelligence center in Washington and a joint operations center and public affairs effort at the site of the attack.
Academic text (1998) -
PHC attracts some of the most dedicated young people in the country in areas ranging from literature, history, and journalism to law, politics, and strategic intelligence—and has a growing culture of filmmaking.
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To address foreign threats, leaders must analyze strategic intelligence gathered from multiple sources.
Synonyms
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Secret information collected about a country or group for security
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Information that helps planning and is often secret
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Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
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Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
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Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks
How Strategic
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — intelligence used for or related to strategy and long-term planning — is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'strategic' (pertaining to plans) with 'intelligence' (security/military information). This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Strategic intelligence comes from a simple military picture: a commander, the strategic part, receives secret reports from scouts or spies, the intelligence part, so they can make 'long-term' plans. So, strategic intelligence means information used to guide big decisions in government or the military.