intelligence
Other forms: intelligences
Intelligence is your ability to comprehend something, like calculus or why plants grow toward the sun.
Intelligence comes from the Latin word intelligere, "to understand," which makes sense because it refers to someone's ability to understand things. Your intelligence helps you pass math class and learn French. It means smarts — what you need at least some of to get through school. Intelligence has an exciting double life: it also refers to what spies are trying to get — information from the enemy. You can be born with it, or acquire it, especially if you're in the CIA.
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the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experienceantonyms:stupiditya poor ability to understand or to profit from experiencetypes:nonverbal intelligenceintelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of languageverbal intelligenceintelligence in the use and comprehension of languagemental quickness, quick-wittedness, quicknessintelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delayastuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdnessintelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)coruscationa sudden or striking display of brilliancepyrotechnics(music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)scintillationa brilliant display of witsteel trapan acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps)craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wilinessshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionknowingnessshrewdness demonstrated by knowledgestreet smartsa shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
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secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)“we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage”synonyms: intelligence informationtypes:military intelligenceinformation about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operationstype of:
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information about recent and important events
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a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemysynonyms: intelligence agency, intelligence servicetypes:military intelligence, military intelligence agencyan agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military valueUnited States intelligence agencyan intelligence service in the United StatesIC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Communitya group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligenceinternational intelligence agencyan intelligence agency outside the United StatesCIA, Central Intelligence Agencyan independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security CouncilDIA, Defense Intelligence Agencyan intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisitionCSIS, Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceCanada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian governmentCIM, Central Intelligence Machinerythe United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agenciesCSE, Communications Security EstablishmentCanadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agenciesCISC, Criminal Intelligence Services of Canadaan agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agenciesDirectorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI, Inter-Services Intelligencethe Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groupsForeign Intelligence Service, SVR, Sluzhba Vneshney RazvedkiRussia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crimeISN, International Relations and Security NetworkSwitzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relationsIIS, Iraqi Intelligence Service, Iraqi Mukhabaratthe most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security systemA'manthe Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinetMossadthe Israeli foreign intelligence agencyMI, Military Intelligence Section 6, Secret Intelligence Servicethe government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseasSIRC, Security Intelligence Review Committeean agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spiesMI, Military Intelligence Section 5, Security Servicethe government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territoryGeneral Security Services, Shin Betthe Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agencyNRO, National Reconnaissance Officean intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operationsNSA, National Security Agencythe United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence informationSS, Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, United States Secret Servicethe United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documentstype of:
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the operation of gathering information about an enemysynonyms: intelligence activity, intelligence operationtypes:current intelligenceintelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretationcombat intelligence, tactical intelligenceintelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operationsstrategic intelligenceintelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levelsSIGINT, signals intelligenceintelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligenceclandestine operationan intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealmentovert operationthe collection of intelligence openly without concealmentreconnaissance, reconnaissance missionthe act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)counterintelligenceintelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorismespionagethe systematic use of spies to get military or political secretscounterespionagespying on the spiessecurity intelligenceintelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorismcensoring, censorship, security reviewcounterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemyterrain intelligencetactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an areaELINT, electronics intelligenceintelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)COMINT, communications intelligencetechnical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipientsTELINT, telemetry intelligenceintelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetryexfiltration operationa clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of dangerair reconnaissancereconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensorsreconnaissance by firea method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning firereconnaissance in forcean offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)shuftia quick look around (originally military slang)electronic reconnaissancethe detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)countersubversionthe aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activitiescounter-sabotagecounterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotagetype of:information gatheringthe act of collecting information
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