English Explanatory Dictionary

three-letter agency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any intelligence agency of the United States federal government.
  2. Any intelligence agency, regardless of nationality or allegiance.

Word forms

three-letter agency three-letter agencies three letter agency

Etymology

From the initialisms of major intelligence agencies in the United States, such as the CIA, FBI and NSA.

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