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CIA

noun

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. Synonym: Central Intelligence Agency.

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"CIA" Quotes from Famous Books

... by a Spanish Masonic society called C. Kadosch y Cia., originated with Jose Maria Basa, at whose instance Rizal drafted the constitution and regulations. Possibly all the members were Freemasons of the educated and better-to-do class, and most of them adhered to the doctrine that peaceably obtained reforms and ...

— Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot • Austin Craig

... (dense) densa. Thicket arbetajxo, arbetaro. Thickness dikeco. Thickset dikkorpa. Thickskinned dikhauxta. Thief sxtelisto. Thieve sxteli. Thievish sxtelema. Thigh femuro. Thigh bone femurosto. Thimble fingringo. Thin (slender) maldika. Thine cia, via. Thing (matter) afero. Thing, some io. Thing, any io. Think pensi. Thinker pensulo. Think over pripensi. Thirst soifo. Thirsty, to be soifi. This tio cxi. This (demon, pron.) tiu cxi. Thistle kardo. Thong ledrimeno. Thorax brustkesto. Thorn dorno. Thorough ...

— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

Words linked to "CIA" : United States Intelligence Community, Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Community, ic, United States intelligence agency, Counterterrorist Center, Intelligence Community, independent agency, NPC, Nonproliferation Center, CTC