Military Intelligence Terms

noun The activity of gathering and analyzing information for the purpose of national security or espionage

• Intelligence work requires a high level of analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Doing intelligence work means you have to be really good at figuring things out.
• Intelligence work is all about being a super sleuth and piecing together clues.
• In the world of business, intelligence work involves staying ahead of the competition by gathering valuable information.

verb To listen to a conversation without participating or being noticed

adverb In a manner that involves listening to a conversation without participating or being noticed

• Please listen in carefully to the instructions given by the presenter.
• Hey, make sure to listen in on what she's saying, it's important.
• Yo, you gotta listen in on this gossip, it's juicy!
• Sometimes you need to listen in between the lines to truly understand the message.

noun a person who works secretly in the interests of a government or organization

• The secret agent was tasked with gathering intelligence on the enemy's movements.
• I heard that Bob is actually a secret agent working for the government.
• That guy over there thinks he's some kind of secret agent or something.
• She was like a secret agent, always sneaking around and finding out everyone's secrets.