military intelligence agency
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns ˈeɪdʒənsi/
- Specialized
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agencia de inteligencia militar
- The military intelligence agency is responsible for gathering crucial information about enemy movements during conflicts.
- military intelligence agency GRU
- Russian military intelligence agency
- military intelligence agency of Russia
Examples
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During the war, the military intelligence agency provided vital insights that helped plan successful missions.
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And it's under Obama that US military intelligence agencies captured and killed Osama.
Blog text (31) -
The service worked, as it still does, in close collaboration with Chief Constables via the Special Branch and with the assistance of military intelligence agencies.
Academic text (1994) -
As Johan Wiktorin, a Swedish former military officer who served as head of R&D for the country's military intelligence agency, points out, today Sweden has as many hairdressers as army troops.
Academic text (2015) -
The military intelligence agency analyzed satellite images to monitor troop deployments along the border.
Synonyms
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A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans
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A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders
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A part of the United States government that gives military information to help plan operations and buy weapons
A United States Navy agency that gathers and studies information for security and operations
A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide
How Big
- Formal
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
military + intelligence + agency
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (related to the armed forces), 'intelligence' (information for security/military purposes) and 'agency' (an organization). This noun-noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer it refers to an organization within the armed forces that handles intelligence.
Etymology
Military intelligence agency is a name that paints a clear picture: military means the armed forces, intelligence here means 'secret information', and agency is a group that does a job. That's why it refers to a group inside the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemies and uses it to make plans.