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MI5
[em-ahy-fahyv]
noun
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MI5
abbreviation
Military Intelligence, section five; a former official and present-day popular name for the counterintelligence agency of the British Government
Word History and Origins
Origin of MI51
Example Sentences
Hook: MI5’s island of misfit spies.
Infighting: Oscar nominee Kristin Scott Thomas, as MI5’s “Second Desk” deputy director Diana Taverner, constantly undermines Lamb in order to bolster her own power.
A victim of abuse at Kincora Boys' Home has received an undisclosed settlement after claims a paedophile housemaster was protected from being prosecuted due to being an MI5 agent.
It was alleged that Royal Ulster Constabulary officers were prevented from investigating McGrath due to his role as an MI5 agent.
Ms Metreweli, who studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge, has previously held director level roles in MI5 - MI6's sister, domestic security agency - and spent most of her career working in the Middle East and Europe.
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