Office of Naval Intelligence
- proper noun
- Formal
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Oficina de Inteligencia Naval
- All material in Japanese produced at relocation centers is made available to the Office of Naval Intelligence here for review.
Examples
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He shared his findings with the Office of Naval Intelligence, which needed the information for a classified project.
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Furthermore, copies of translations are sent to the Office of Naval Intelligence and are also made available to the Army.
Academic text (2016) -
Also utilized are the archival records of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Western Defense Command, and the Fourth Army (WDC), both of which were involved in the wartime incarceration policy.
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During World War II, the Office of Naval Intelligence played a crucial role in gathering military intelligence.
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The operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence are vital for the security of the United States Navy.
Synonyms
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A group that gathers and protects information for the US Navy
Surface Forms
Morphology
office + of + naval + intelligence
The phrase is fully compositional: 'office' (an official body) + 'naval' (relating to the navy) + 'intelligence' (military/secret information) directly yields the meaning 'an agency that handles navy intelligence'. This noun-of-noun government naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will comprehend the MWE's basic meaning.
Etymology
The Office of Naval Intelligence began in 1882 as a small Navy team that worked in an office, watched ships at sea, and collected information called intelligence, all about the naval world. That's why the name now means the Navy's main agency for 'intelligence' and 'security'.