the CIAnoun [ + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌsiː.aɪˈeɪ/us/ˌsiː.aɪˈeɪ/abbreviation for the Central Intelligence Agency: a US government organization that secretly collects information about other countries
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International relations: spying and espionage
- agent
- agent provocateur
- counter-espionage
- counterintelligence
- deep state
- intelligence
- MI5
- MI6
- on the inside idiom
- operative
- phone tapping
- scout
- snoop
- spook
- spy
- spy on sb/sth
- tail
- tap
- wired up
- wiretap
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International relations: United States politics & government
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- Just then a taxi from the airport pulled up outside police headquarters, and the CIA official was ushered into Slater's office.
- When he saw his own country threatened by the forces of dictatorship, he had secretly offered his services to the CIA against the rebels.