United States Intelligence Community
Noun 1. a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence (synonym) Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, IC (hypernym) intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agency (member-meronym) Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (part-meronym) Advanced Research and Development Activity, ARDA (classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | ||||
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United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of sixteen separate United States government agencies and organizations that work together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States. The Intelligence Community is led by the Director of National Intelligence. Among their varied responsibilities, the members of the Community collect and produce foreign and domestic intelligence, contribute to military planning, and perform espionage. The Intelligence Community was established by Executive Order 12333, signed on December 4, 1981 by President Ronald Reagan.
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