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nounan 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
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- i a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
- with denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
- here to this place (especially toward the speaker)
- just used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
- get succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- right socially right or correct
- right those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- right free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
- right in accordance with moral or social standards
- out out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election