cia
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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 (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | independent agency, |
| definition | : | an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | counterterrorist center, ctc, |
| definition | : | an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | nonproliferation center, npc, |
| definition | : | an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems (noun.group) |
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