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Security Intelligence Review Committee

Security Intelligence Review Committee

6.7
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
  • proper noun
  • Canadian
translation icon : Comité de Revisión de Inteligencia de Seguridad
  • As an independent watchdog, the Security Intelligence Review Committee ensures oversight of Canadian intelligence operations.

Examples

  • The Security Intelligence Review Committee issued a report on civil liberties last week.

  • The Security Intelligence Review Committee released its annual report yesterday.

  • Public trust in the Security Intelligence Review Committee has grown due to its transparency.

  • Can the Security Intelligence Review Committee ensure our rights are protected?

  • The Security Intelligence Review Committee actively reviews the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to uphold the law.

  • In its latest investigation, the Security Intelligence Review Committee found that CSIS adhered to legal standards.

  • Members of the Security Intelligence Review Committee met with various stakeholders to discuss intelligence oversight.

Synonyms

SIRC
vsSecurity Intelligence Review Committee
  • Jargon
8.0

A former Canadian group that checked the work of the national security service

is the current independent body that monitors the intelligence service's activities

Surface Forms

Security Intelligence Review Committee main

Morphology

security + intelligence + review + committee

The phrase is largely compositional — a B1 learner who knows 'security', 'intelligence', 'review' and 'committee' can infer it refers to a committee that reviews security-related intelligence. However, as a proper name for a specific Canadian oversight agency (with independence, legal mandate and monitoring functions) those institutional details are not predictable from the constituents alone, so full meaning requires prior knowledge.

Etymology

Security Intelligence Review Committee is a name that tells its job: Security ('safety'), Intelligence ('secret information'), Review ('to check'), and Committee ('a small group'). So, it means a group that works on its own to check Canada's secret service and make sure the law and people's rights are respected.