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noun
Any intelligence agency of the United States federal government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, humorous
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noun
Any intelligence agency, regardless of nationality or allegiance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly, humorous
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History
From the initialisms of major intelligence agencies in the United States, such as the CIA, FBI and NSA.
