intelligence office

American  

noun

1. intelligence agency.

2. Obsolete. an employment agency for the placement of domestic help.

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Etymology

Origin of intelligence office

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

The State Department closed an intelligence office that worked with private-sector experts and another that was responsible for downgrading intelligence for sharing with allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Two other agencies, the Energy Department intelligence office and the FBI, say they believe the evidence most likely suggests COVID-19 originated from a “laboratory-associated incident,” the report said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Three of the sources said the PUK was looking for sensitive documents Amin had taken from its intelligence office and weapons.

From Reuters • Dec. 5, 2022

“Monitoring of background radiation, which is carried out near the nuclear plant, indicates an increase in the level of radiation,” Ukraine’s military intelligence office said in a statement.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

"I could telegraph to New York to my own intelligence office and have three really competent people here by to-morrow evening."

From Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance by Miller, Alice Duer