CIA

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Central Intelligence Agency: The CIA is an independent civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States. Its primary function is to collect, analyze, and coordinate intelligence and counterintelligence activities related to national security from sources outside the United States.
Usage
  • The term "CIA" is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this U.S. government agency. It is almost always used with the definite article "the" (e.g., ). It functions as a singular entity.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The CIA provided a briefing on the geopolitical situation.
    • She works as an analyst for the CIA.
    • Information gathered by the CIA is classified.
Advanced Usage
  • "CIA operative/officer/agent": Refers to an individual who works for the CIA, often in a clandestine or intelligence-gathering capacity.
    • The novel features a former CIA operative.
  • "CIA director": Refers to the head of the agency.
    • The CIA Director testified before Congress.
Variants and Related Words
  • Agency: A general term for a government department or organization. The CIA is an intelligence agency.
  • Intelligence community: The broader collective of U.S. government agencies and organizations involved in intelligence activities, of which the CIA is a part.
  • Counterintelligence: Activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program from an opponent's intelligence service. This is a core function of the CIA.
Synonyms
  • The Agency: A common informal synonym used within government and media contexts.
    • He spent his career at the Agency.
  • Central Intelligence: Sometimes used in formal contexts to refer to the organization or its work.
Notes on Meaning
  • The CIA is distinct from the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), which is primarily a domestic security and law enforcement agency.
  • As a proper noun and an acronym, "CIA" is typically written in uppercase letters.
Noun
  1. 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

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