noun [U]
1 the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well:
a person of high / average / low intelligence * He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.
seealsoARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
2 secret information that is collected about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information:
intelligence reports / operations * the US Central Intelligence Agency * intelligence sources (= people who give this information) * the head of military intelligence
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