intelligence agency
Americannoun
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a government department charged with obtaining intelligence, or information, especially for use by the armed forces.
Other Word Forms
- intelligence agent noun
Etymology
Origin of intelligence agency
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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It was the US intelligence agency that tracked the airman's exact location to the mountain crevice and passed the information along to the Pentagon.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The US intelligence agency the CIA helping to locate him and launched a "deception campaign" aimed at convincing Iranian authorities that he had already been found, the newspaper added.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
A new artificial intelligence agency has been set up in Scotland, aimed at harnessing the potential of the most talked about technology of recent years.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Other investigations faulted the authorities for failing to act on warnings from an Indian intelligence agency that an attack was imminent.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Rudolf Abel swore this sacred oath in Moscow’s Lubyanka building, headquarters of the Soviet Union’s secret intelligence agency, the KGB.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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