CIA

abbr.

Central Intelligence Agency

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CIA

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Central Intelligence Agency; a federal US bureau created in 1947 to coordinate and conduct espionage and intelligence activities

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

CIA

or C.I.A.,

Central Intelligence Agency: a federal agency that coordinates U.S. intelligence activities.

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CIA

Central Intelligence Agency. It was set up in 1947 to counter Communist activities outside the USA but increasingly after 1967 undertook internal surveillance activities.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

CIA - 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

Central Intelligence Agency

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

وِكالَةُ المُخابَرات المَرْكَزِيَّه

Ústřední zpravodajská služba

CIAden amerikanske efterretningstjeneste

CIA

Központi Hírszerzõ Ügynökség

C.I.A.

CŽV

Centrala izlukošanas parvalde

Amerikan Gizli Haber Alma Örgütü

中央情报局

CIA

N ABBR (US) =Central Intelligence Agency → CIA f

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CIA

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

CIA

abbr of Central Intelligence Agency → CIA m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

CIA

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

CIA

(ˌsiː ai ˈei) abbreviation

Central Intelligence Agency; American government body that engages in intelligence operations.

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References in periodicals archive

The Iranian intelligence and security forces last Monday released more details about 17 CIA spies captured last year, saying that they had all received interrogation techniques and were tasked with spying on the country's sensitive centers.

Iranian Lawmakers Laud Intelligence Ministry for Disbanding CIA-Linked Spy Team

With the caption 'I spy with my little eye,' CIA shared a photo of what appears to be a CIA agent's office desk with items related to espionage work like a wig, maps of China, Russia and Iran, and a paper bag labeled 'Top secret pulp.'

CIA launches official Instagram account

After objection raised by audit officials, CIA forgave the remaining amount getting 43.4 million rupees out of total 2.6 billion rupees.

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SP CIA Usman Ijaz Bajwa said this while addressing a press conference at his office, here on Monday.

CIA police arrest 15 gangsters

In a long expose published November 2, Yahoo News said the loss of agents was one of the biggest CIA defeats in years.

Iran broke into CIA communications in 2010 and caught a bunch of spies

The Rawalpindi police department's CIA unit used to work as a supra body to regular police precincts and investigators.

Strike no fear into criminals: Rawalpindi police's CIA effective no more

If it is not MEIO, then it must had been the CIA for giving 'tips' to the Pakatan Harapan government.

Activist claims CIA itself behind leaked MEIO letter

In addition to potentially re-introducing torture, the CIA may potentially enjoy relative immunity from the law

The Gateway Podcast: CIA Whisteblower John Kiriakou, who Outed American Torture Program, Fears its Return

[United States], May 22 ( ANI ): In a historical move, acting Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Gina Haspel was formally sworn in as the next director of the US' top spy agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia on Monday.

Gina Haspel sworn in as first female director of CIA

The CIA is its own department in the US government, responsible for maintaining national security and gathering intelligence -- information for military and political purposes.

The CIA Turns Seventy

Some investigators were convinced there was a mole within the CIA, while others believed the Chinese had hacked the covert system the CIA used to communicate with its foreign sources.

'China crippled CIA ops and killed informants'