Mossad

 
Pronunciation: /mɒˈsad/
  • 1the Supreme Institution for Intelligence and Special Assignments, the principal secret intelligence service of the state of Israel, founded in 1951.
  • 2the Institution for the Second Immigration, an organization formed in 1938 for the purpose of bringing Jews from Europe to Palestine.

Origin:

from Hebrew mōsāḏ 'institution'