Meaning & use
intelligence
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The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, or to reason and understand.
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Her quick problem-solving showed real intelligence.
The agency gathered intelligence about the enemy's troop movements.
A note on using this word
Also commonly refers to secret information collected about an enemy or rival, as in "military intelligence."
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2. noun
Secret information collected about an enemy, rival, or foreign government.
The report was based on intelligence gathered by field agents.
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