No. 2,135 in Dutch
inlichtingendiensten
Intelligence services.
In a sentence
De inlichtingendiensten verzamelen informatie over potentiële bedreigingen.
The intelligence agencies collect information about potential threats.
In this sentence, 'inlichtingendiensten' refers to official organizations tasked with intelligence gathering for national security purposes.
Verschillende landen investeren veel geld in hun inlichtingendiensten.
Different countries invest a lot of money in their intelligence agencies.
Here, 'inlichtingendiensten' is used to describe state-established entities for strategic and protective intelligence operations.
De operations van de inlichtingendiensten worden vaak geheim gehouden.
The operations of the intelligence agencies are often kept secret.
In this instance, 'inlichtingendiensten' highlights the discreet and classified nature of the functions performed by these agencies.
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