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Meaning of Five Eyes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An alliance of the intelligence agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Examples

“In fact, in 2003, during the United Nations Security Council debate over whether to invade Iraq, the NSA asked all Five Eyes countries to target the communications between diplomats on the Council.”

“Broadly speaking, the NSA has three different categories of foreign relationships. The first is with the Five Eyes group: the US spies with these countries, but rarely on them, unless requested to by those countries' own officials.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

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