| NOUN | group | CTC, Counterterrorist Center | 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 / stage |
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| Meaning | 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 / stage. | |
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| Synonym | Counterterrorist Center | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Part of | Central Intelligence Agency, CIA | An independent agency of the United States government responsible / responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest |
| Broader | agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority | An administrative unit of government |
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