international intelligence agency
- noun
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agencia de inteligencia internacional
- Many international intelligence agencies collaborate on security issues.
Examples
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Several countries' representatives met to coordinate efforts between their international intelligence agencies.
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The report mentioned an international intelligence agency had warned about possible terrorist threats.
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He used to work for an international intelligence agency before starting his own consulting firm.
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The international intelligence agency provided crucial information.
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He used to work for an international intelligence agency that operated in Europe.
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Several countries' representatives met to discuss strategies among their international intelligence agencies.
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The international intelligence agency released a statement regarding the ongoing crisis.
Synonyms
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7.8
A spy agency in Pakistan that gathers and studies secret information
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8.8
A former Iraqi government agency that gathered secret information and ran spies for Saddam Hussein
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5.8
A government group in Iraq that gathers secret information and runs secret operations to protect the country
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3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
A Russian government agency that gathers information and carries out operations abroad
A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations
The main spy agency of Pakistan that gathers information inside and outside the country
The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security
A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats
How International
- Specialized
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3.0
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3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
international + intelligence + agency
The phrase is compositionally built from 'international' (involving other countries), 'intelligence' (secret/security information), and 'agency' (an organization), so a learner who knows those words can readily infer it refers to an organization handling intelligence that operates across or in other countries. This is a regular noun phrase combination following common cross-linguistic patterns, making the meaning immediately accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun international intelligence agency mixes intelligence ('secret information') and agency ('government office') with international ('from or working in other countries'). Imagine spies and analysts from one country sharing secret reports across borders, so the phrase means a government spy service that belongs to or operates in another country.