ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

intellect, mind - knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"

breadth, comprehensiveness - an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"

nonverbal intelligence - intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language

verbal intelligence - intelligence in the use and comprehension of language

brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit, brain - mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

mental quickness, quick-wittedness, quickness - intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

genius, brilliance - unusual mental ability

precociousness, precocity - intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules

acuteness, keenness, sharpness, acuity - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

smartness, brightness, cleverness - intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

wits, marbles - the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"

administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities

military intelligence - an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value

United States intelligence agency - an intelligence service in the United States

IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

international intelligence agency - an intelligence agency outside the United States

info, information - a message received and understood

military intelligence - information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations

info, information - a message received and understood

good word - good news

update - news that updates your information

undercover work, spying - the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

information gathering - the act of collecting information

current intelligence - intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation

combat intelligence, tactical intelligence - intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations

strategic intelligence - intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels

SIGINT, signals intelligence - intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence

clandestine operation - an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment

overt operation - the collection of intelligence openly without concealment

reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission - the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

counterintelligence - intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism