CTC
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- noun
- Formal
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CTC
- The problem is that CTC hasn’t given us any good intel to question him about.
And it, it was my last boss in CTC.
- And it, it was my last boss in CTC.
- How did the direction of the CTC change?
- And that's how I came into the CTC project, which was great fun in the end.
Examples
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Will the CTC's design be attractive to those who don't currently cycle?
Blog text (13) -
My guess is either a senior officer at Counterterr... CTC, or Alec Station bin Laden unit decided black sites were the best option.
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How did the direction of the CTC change?
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And that's how I came into the CTC project, which was great fun in the end.
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To create a local Community Technology Center (CTC), an initial three-hour workshop is held involving community residents and leaders representing all parts of the community (religious, government, educational, and business).
Academic text (2001) -
The CTC is responsible for coordinating counterterrorism activities across various U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Every agent at the CTC receives specialized training to enhance their skills in tackling terrorist threats.
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Officials from the CTC regularly brief the President on potential risks and necessary countermeasures.
Synonyms
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A United States intelligence group that coordinates efforts to stop terrorist attacks
Surface Forms
Morphology
CTC = counterterrorist + center (semi-transparent) = C + T + C
The form is an initialism of 'Counterterrorist Center' so the link is clear only if the listener knows the expansion and maps letters to words.
Etymology
The word CTC is a short name made from the first letters of the words counter ('against'), terror ('fear') and center ('hub'). The CTC is therefore the hub that organizes work 'against' terrorism in U.S. intelligence.