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1. The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    
2. A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
   - intelligence service, intelligence agency
    
3. Secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
   "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage";
   - intelligence information
    
4. Information about recent and important events
   "they awaited intelligence of the outcome";
   - news, tidings, word, intel [informal]
    
5. The operation of gathering information about an enemy
   - intelligence activity, intelligence operation

Derived forms: intelligences

See also: intelligent, stupid, unintelligent

Type of: ability, administrative body, administrative unit, gen [Brit, informal], info [informal], information, information gathering, power

Antonym: stupidity

Encyclopedia: Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance