Hypernym

noun

an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments

United States intelligence agency 1

noun

an intelligence service in the United States

Member_meronym

Intelligence Community 1

noun

a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

Part_meronym

Counterterrorist Center 1

noun

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

Nonproliferation Center 1

noun

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

Central Intelligence Agency 1

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

CIA 1

Member_holonym

Intelligence Community 1

noun

a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

Part_holonym

Counterterrorist Center 1

noun

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

Nonproliferation Center 1

noun

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

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