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Definition of Counterterrorist Center
1. Noun. 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.
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Group relationships: Central Intelligence Agency, Cia
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterterrorist Center
Literary usage of Counterterrorist Center
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism (1993)
"Central Intelligence Agency In early 1986, the Director of Central Intelligence
established a counterterrorist center designed to apply CIA resources more ..."
2. Combating Terrorism: Federal Agencies' Efforts to Implement National Policy by Stephen L. Caldwell (1997)
"CIA'S Counterterrorist Center is ... operates under the oversight of the Community
Counterterrorism Board, which is part of the Counterterrorist Center. ..."
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