CIA
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2.8
- proper noun
- /siːˈeɪˈeɪ/
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Agencia Central de Inteligencia
- In the film, the main character was a former operative working for the CIA.
- CIA intelligence
- CIA agent
- CIA officer
So I flew home for the CIA Christmas party.
- So I flew home for the CIA Christmas party.
- I got fired by the CIA and he talks this way.
- I dealt with the CIA in that time.
- Do you think the public should trust the CIA and the DEA?
- It was that the CIA plotted to kidnap or kill him.
- As an ex CIA spy, can you easily spot a liar?
- But what if you're a bank or hospital or the CIA?
- And he then six months later, fired the head of the CIA.
- forces in Afghanistan, commander of CENTCOM, director of CIA.
- And here is the situation with the DOJ, with the FBI, with the CIA.
- So naturally, John O'Neill, CIA didn't get along.
- If you ask it did the CIA kill JFK, it'll say yes.
Examples
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He's a CIA man for sure.
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I have a friend at the CIA who's been tracking all this Naznas chatter.
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How long were you in the CIA in this capacity?
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It's going to be in the paper that he may be a CIA agent in Central America.
Fiction book (1993) -
At this moment, you are serving as a director of the CIA, correct?
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The world is filled with danger, and the CIA needs your help.
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What is the CIA doing at a public health forum?
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Rather, it was the tactics employed by the CIA in fighting that war.
Academic text (1992) -
Do you think the public should trust the CIA and the DEA?
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Last week, a CIA spy plane took some surveillance photographs of the new Russian N1 rocket.
Synonyms
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2.8
A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats
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3.0
A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government
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2.8
A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries
Surface Forms
Etymology
CIA comes from the first letters of three English words: Central, Intelligence, and Agency. 'Central' means 'main', 'intelligence' here means 'information' about other countries, and 'agency' means 'an organization', so the CIA is the main organization that collects and studies foreign information to help keep a country safe.