CIA

¹

or C.I.A.

abbreviation for

1. Central Intelligence Agency: the U.S. federal agency that coordinates governmental intelligence activities outside the United States.

Cia.

²

abbreviation for

1. Company.

CIA

abbreviation for

1. Central Intelligence Agency; a federal US bureau created in 1947 to coordinate and conduct espionage and intelligence activities

Word History and Origins

Origin of CIA¹

From the Spanish word Compañía

Example Sentences

Three of Malcolm X's daughters filed a lawsuit against the FBI, CIA and New York Police Department on Friday, alleging that the three agencies took part in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

From Salon

Ratcliffe, Trump’s nominee for CIA director who served as an intelligence chief in his first term, has likened countering China’s rise to the defeat of fascism or bringing down the Iron Curtain.

From BBC

There were also stints with the National Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the CIA and the White House, where he served as a homeland security specialist under George W. Bush.

From Los Angeles Times

Leon Panetta, who served under former President Barack Obama, was a former CIA director and White House Chief of Staff.

From BBC

Mr Rahman worked for the CIA abroad and held a top secret security clearance, the New York Times reported.

From BBC