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CIA

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CIA
abbr.
Central Intelligence Agency

CIA
abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Central Intelligence Agency; a federal US bureau created in 1947 to coordinate and conduct espionage and intelligence activities
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Noun1.CIA - an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interestCIA - an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
Counterterrorist Center, CTC - an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
Nonproliferation Center, NPC - an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems
independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
United States intelligence agency - an intelligence service in the United States
IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
Translations
CIA N ABBR (US) =Central Intelligence AgencyCIA f

CIA [ˌsiːaɪˈeɪ] n abbr (US) (=Central Intelligence Agency) → CIA f

CIA abbr of Central Intelligence AgencyCIA m

CIA [ˌsiːaɪˈeɪ] n abbr (Am) =Central Intelligence AgencyCIA f

CIA
abbr CIA [ˌsiː ai ˈei]
Central Intelligence Agency; American government body that engages in intelligence operations. CIA وِكالَةُ المُخابَرات المَرْكَزِيَّه (الأمريكِيَّه) ЦРУ Ústřední zpravodajská služba den amerikanske efterretningstjeneste, CIA CIA, amerikanischer Geheimdienst Αμερικανική Κεντρική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών, ΣΙΑ CIA, agencia central de información keskluure agentuur سازمان اطلاعات و جاسوسی آمریکا؛ سیا סִי אַי אֵי अमेरिका की गुप्तचर एजेंसी Središnja obavještajna agencija Központi Hírszerző Ügynökség CIA (Agenzia Centrale per le Informazioni) 米国中央情報局 (미국) 중앙정보부 CŽV (Centrinė žvalgybos valdyba) Centrālā izlūkošanas pārvalde (ASV) agen penyiasat CIA den amerikanske etterretningstjenesten CIA центральное разведывательное управление, ЦРУ CIA, ústredná spravodajská agentúra (americká tajná služba pre zahraničie) osrednja obveščevalna služba centralna obaveštajna agencija CIA องค์กรกลางของสหรัฐฯ Amerikan Gizli Haber Alma Örgütü 中央情報局 Центральне Розвідувальне Управління امریکی جاسوسی ادارہ Cơ quan tình báo trung ương Mỹ


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