intelligence agency

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intelligence agency

noun intelligence agencies

  1. 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

Españolservicio de inteligencia, agencia de inteligencia
한국어정보 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
Portuguêsserviço de informações, serviço de inteligência, agência de inteligência, inteligência
Françaisservice de renseignements, service de renseignement
DeutschNachrichtendienst, Geheimdienst
Ελληνικάυπηρεσία πληροφοριών ypiresía pliroforión
Românăserviciu de informații
Русскийразве́дка razvédka, специа́льная слу́жба speciálʹnaja slúžba, разве́дывательная слу́жба razvédyvatelʹnaja slúžba
Tiếng Việtcục tình báo
العربيةوَكَالَةْ اِسْتِخْبَار wakālat istiḵbār

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@misc{intelligence_agency_2026,
  title = {intelligence agency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intelligence%20agency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}