intelligence agency

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.

Equivalents

Españolagencia de inteligencia servicio de inteligencia

Françaisservice de renseignement service de renseignements

DeutschGeheimdienst Nachrichtendienst

12 more languages

Afrikaansintelligensiediens

العربيةوَكَالَةْ اِسْتِخْبَار

Češtinazpravodajská služba

Suomisuojelupoliisi tiedusteluelin tiedustelupalvelu

日本語スパイ機関情報機関特務機関特殊機関諜報機関

한국어정보 기관

Nederlandsinlichtingendienst inteligentiedienst

Portuguêsagência de inteligência inteligência serviço de informaçõesserviço de inteligência

Românăserviciu de informații

Русскийразведка разве́дывательная слу́жба специа́льная слу́жба

Svenskaunderrättelsetjänst

Українськарозвідка

Examples

“A mysterious maverick to say ⟳ the least, the Illusive Man heads the Cerberus network. Dubbed "the illusive empire" by investigators, Cerberus is an allegedly untraceable syndicate of private intelligence agencies, biotics laboratories, engineering and scientific research ⟳ teams, and lucrative front companies.”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

intelligence asset intelligence community intelligence office intelligence officer intelligence quotient intelligence service

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