Central Intelligence Agency

noun

1. CIA.

Central Intelligence Agency

noun

1. See CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

1. An agency of the United States government, responsible for coordinating information-gathering activities outside the United States in the interest of national security. The CIA works with the Department of State and a variety of civilian and military organizations to protect American interests abroad and recommend directions for American foreign policy.

Notes

The operations of the CIA are directed by the National Security Council .

The extreme secrecy of many of the CIA's operations has enhanced its reputation as an organization of espionage and intrigue.

Example Sentences

A New York grand jury has indicted a former US Central Intelligence Agency analyst on charges of acting as a spy for the South Korean government in exchange for luxury goods, bags and fancy meals.

From BBC

At the Central Intelligence Agency, basic artificial intelligence – machine learning and algorithms – has long served that mission.

From Seattle Times

The Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees America’s 18 intelligence organizations, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

From Seattle Times

Ever wonder what agents at the Central Intelligence Agency were thinking the day their new commander in chief used CIA headquarters as the backdrop for lies about his inauguration crowd?

From Los Angeles Times

Posts linked to the Kremlin or its supporters spread in German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian and suggested, without evidence, that the Central Intelligence Agency, the British intelligence service MI6 or others were the actual masterminds.

From New York Times