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Nachrichtendienst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • intelligence noun The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge effectively.

Senses

Nachrichtendienst is used for these senses in English:

  • intelligence (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
  • intelligence agency A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.
  • secret service A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of secrecy.

intelligence — full definition

  1. noun The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge effectively.
  2. noun Secret information gathered about an enemy, rival, or hostile situation, or the agency that collects it.

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