She impressed us with her superior intelligence. a person of average intelligence gathering intelligence about a neighboring country's activities
Recent Examples on the WebSo much so that federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, which were reshaped to focus on international terrorism after 9/11, now see the threat of domestic violent extremism as equally urgent. Karen Matthews, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Western intelligence agencies estimate that Russia lost tens of thousands of soldiers in the six months of the war and a vast amount of military equipment that the country is struggling to replace. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 In an important caveat, Cannon ruled that the intelligence agencies may proceed with ... Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 5 Sep. 2022 Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers last week that the intelligence agencies would undertake that assessment. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Markings indicated that some of the documents included information that had come from clandestine human sources and electronic eavesdropping—the most sensitive methods used by American intelligence agencies to collect information. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Federal intelligence agencies are preparing to fight foreign election interference for the third election in a row. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Western intelligence agencies blamed all three attacks on Russian security services.New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The humiliations of Russia’s military have largely overshadowed the failures of the FSB and other intelligence agencies. Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin intelligentia, from intelligent-, intelligens intelligent
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Time Traveler
The first known use of intelligence was in the 14th century