intelligence agency
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intelligence agency
noun intelligence agencies
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A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.
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 co
Similar: intelligence service
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noun governmental agency devoted to information gathering
| Español | servicio de inteligencia, agencia de inteligencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정보 기관 jeongbo gigwan |
| 日本語 | 情報機関 jōhō-kikan, 諜報機関 chōhō-kikan, スパイ機関 supai-kikan, 特殊機関 tokushu-kikan, 特務機関 tokumu-kikan |
| 中文 | 情報局 /情报局 qíngbàojú |
| Português | serviço de informações, serviço de inteligência, agência de inteligência, inteligência |
| Français | service de renseignements, service de renseignement |
| Deutsch | Nachrichtendienst, Geheimdienst |
| Ελληνικά | υπηρεσία πληροφοριών ypiresía pliroforión |
| Română | serviciu de informații |
| Русский | разве́дка razvédka, специа́льная слу́жба speciálʹnaja slúžba, разве́дывательная слу́жба razvédyvatelʹnaja slúžba |
| Tiếng Việt | cục tình báo |
| العربية | وَكَالَةْ اِسْتِخْبَار wakālat istiḵbār |
Talk about this word "intelligence agency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20agency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intelligence agency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20agency "intelligence agency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20agency.Cite this
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title = {intelligence agency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20agency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}