Term: central intelligence agency: 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
Candidate hypernym: independent agency: an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments → 1
Candidate hypernym: thyroprotein: a preparation made from iodinated protein and having an action similar to thyroxine → 0
Candidate hypernym: monarchy: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority → 0
Candidate hypernym: majolica: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide → 0
Candidate hypernym: offer: something offered (as a proposal or bid) → 0
Candidate hypernym: breechblock: a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing → 0
Candidate hypernym: ingratiation: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments → 0
Candidate hypernym: pottery: the craft of making earthenware → 0
Candidate hypernym: alkalosis: abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues → 0
Candidate hypernym: guitar pick: a plectrum used to pluck a guitar → 0
Candidate hypernym: floodgate: something that restrains a flood or outpouring → 0