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    Definition of “MI6” - English Dictionary

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    MI6noun [ + sing/pl verb ]

    uk ​ /ˌem.aɪˈsɪks/ us ​ /ˌem.aɪˈsɪks/

    › the official British organization that is responsible for discovering foreign military and political secrets

    Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

    International relations: spying and espionage

    • agent
    • agent provocateur
    • counter-espionage
    • counterintelligence
    • double agent
    • MI5
    • on the inside idiom
    • phone tapping
    • quisling
    • scout
    • secret agent
    • shadow
    • spy
    • spy on sb/sth
    • tail
    • tap
    • the CIA
    • wired up
    • wiretap
    • wiretapping

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    UK politics: government departments & organizations

    (Definition of “MI6” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

    Translations of “MI6”
     
    • in Chinese (Simplified)
    • in Chinese (Traditional)
    • 军情六处(英国专门负责获取外国军事及政治秘密情报的官方机构)…

    • 軍情六處(英國專門負責收集外國軍事及政治秘密情報的官方機構)…

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