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Intelligence

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Noun

1. intelligence

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

2. intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence service

a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

3. intelligence, intelligence information

secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

Example Sentences:
'we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage'

4. intelligence, news, tidings, word

information about recent and important events

Example Sentences:
'they awaited news of the outcome'

5. intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation

the operation of gathering information about an enemy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intelligence

see synonyms of intelligence
noun
1. 
the capacity for understanding; ability to perceive and comprehend meaning
2. 
good mental capacity
a person of intelligence
3. old-fashioned
news; information
4. 
military information about enemies, spies, etc
5. 
a group or department that gathers or deals with such information
6. (often capital)
an intelligent being, esp one that is not embodied
7. (modifier)
of or relating to intelligence
an intelligence network

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Intelligence

see synonyms of intelligence
noun
1. 
a. 
the ability to learn or understand from experience; ability to acquire and retain knowledge; mental ability
b. 
the ability to respond quickly and successfully to a new situation; use of the faculty of reason in solving problems, directing conduct, etc. effectively
c.  Psychology
measured success in using these abilities to perform certain tasks
d. 
generally, any degree of keenness of mind, cleverness, shrewdness, etc.
2. 
news or information
3. 
a. 
the gathering of secret information, as for military or police purposes
b. 
the persons or agency employed at this
4. 
an intelligent spirit or being

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Intelligence

see synonyms of intelligence
n.
1. The ability to acquire, understand, and use knowledge: a person of extraordinary intelligence.
2.
a. Information, especially secret information gathered about an actual or potential enemy or adversary.
b. The gathering of such information: "Corporate intelligence relies on a slew of tools, some sophisticated, many quite basic" (Neil King and Jess Bravin).
c. An agency or organization whose purpose is to gather such information: an officer from military intelligence.
3. An intelligent, incorporeal being, especially an angel.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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