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Definition of Intelligence agency
1. Noun. A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy.
Generic synonyms: Administrative Body, Administrative Unit
Specialized synonyms: Military Intelligence, Military Intelligence Agency, United States Intelligence Agency, Ic, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community, International Intelligence Agency
Definition of Intelligence agency
1. Noun. A governmental agency that is devoted to the information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intelligence Agency
Literary usage of Intelligence agency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"... HR 2968, the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1984 authorizes
funds for all the activities of the Central intelligence agency; the Defense ..."
2. Worldwide Threats to National Security: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by John Warner (2000)
"... the very disturbing, indeed the tragic reports regarding a former Director of
the Central intelligence agency (CIA) and also a Pentagon deputy. ..."
3. Remaking Domestic Intelligence by Richard A. Posner (2005)
"A Better Solution A new domestic intelligence agency is needed; but reform cannot
stop there. Coordination and Command There are 17 federal intelligence ..."
4. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"RG 263 Records of the Central intelligence agency V.9 Sound recordings of monitored
foreign broadcast materials, 1950-76 (75 ft.), consist of recordings of ..."
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