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

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

John Ratcliffe, slated to lead the CIA, previously served as Trump's director of national intelligence and oversaw US intelligence agencies.

From BBC

He has also promised to fire senior military officers whose political views he dislikes and to purge the CIA and the FBI, accusing both agencies of “persecuting” conservatives.

From Los Angeles Times