Meaning of CIA in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌsiˌaɪˈeɪ/

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  1. Noun

    CIA

    Definitions

    1. an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest

    Examples

    • « headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the »

Famous quotes

  • « I think Mr. Clarke had a tendency to interfere too much with the activities of the CIA, and our leadership at the senior level let him interfere too much. So criticism from him I kind of wear as a badge of honor. »
    Michael Scheuer
  • « The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business. »
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • « When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency. »
    George Tenet
  • « You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world. »
    Leon Panetta
  • « I am not a member of the CIA or any other intelligence agency. »
    James R. Bath

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