National Security Agency
Definition
A United States intelligence agency within the Department of Defense, primarily responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT), cybersecurity, and protecting national communications systems.
Commonly known by its acronym NSA, it collects and analyzes foreign electronic communications and data to support national security objectives.
Examples
The National Security Agency's latest declassified report shows they're so dedicated to the rules that they only tiptoed over a few privacy lines—impeccable footwork.
In the Signalgate drama, the National Security Agency emerged unscathed, proving their talent for staying above the fray while everyone else's iPhones lit up like Christmas trees.
With spy laws on the brink of expiring, the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance expertise keeps America safer than a locked diary under the bed.
Teaming up with the FBI against Russian router hacks, the National Security Agency flexes their cyber muscles like a well-oiled secret-keeping machine.