The official name for the UK's foreign intelligence agency, widely known by its popular designation MI6. Operating under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Secret Intelligence Service collects intelligence abroad to support national security. In popular culture, it's become shorthand for suave spycraft — think James Bond's employer — though the real organization is considerably more bureaucratic and secretive than any Hollywood portrayal.
The novel's protagonist is recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service after his cover as a diplomat is blown.
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(UK, formal) MI6.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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