cia

1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of cha

alternative C.I.A.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Central Intelligence Agency.

   During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do.

   2016 August 17, Jeremy Courtney, “Three arguments against covert Christian ‘spycraft’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2017

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   In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation.

   2010 August 4, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD; Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, “The Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture: A Reappraisal of the Argument”, in JAMA, volume 304, number 5, American Medical Association, →DOI, pages 569–570

   The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda.

   2025 February 4, Katie Bo Lillis, Kaitlan Collins, “CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Cleveland Institute of Art.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Culinary Institute of America.
4. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Clark International Airport.

plural CIAs · alternative C.I.A.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Circuit Interactive Analyzer.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Concept Illustration and Animation.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Cultural Impact Assessment.

alternative C.I.A.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablegovernmentInitialism of captured-in-action.