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10,231 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

CIA: CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
CIAM: initialism of Congrès international d'architecture moderne (“International Congresses of Modern Architecture”)
CIC: initialism of Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (“Citizenship and Immigration Canada”): CIC
CICR: ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)
CIF: initialism of congé individuel de formation
CIJ: initialism of Cour internationale de justice: ICJ
CIO: initialism of Comité international olympique: IOC
CIPM: initialism of Comité international des poids et mesures
CLM: initialism of Contre La Montre (Eng. (lit.): against the clock) - a time trial, as in cycle racing)
CLOM: MOOC (massive open online course)
CLSC: initialism of centre local de services communautaires (lit. local community service center); a CLSC
CMA: initialism of Compagnie maritime d'affrètement
CMA CGM: initialism of Compagnie maritime d'affrètement — Compagnie générale maritime (“Maritime Freighting Company – General Maritime Company”), a large French shipping and media conglomerate
CMM: Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal — MMC – the supramunicipal level of government for Metropolitan Montreal. It was formed in 2002 and replaced the CUM
CMU: Couverture maladie universelle
CNES: initialism of Centre National d'Études Spatiales, the French space agency
CNR: initialism of Conseil national de la Résistance (“National Council of the Resistance”)
CNRS: initialism of Centre national de la recherche scientifique, a French science agency
CNSS: initialism of Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (≈ DSS); social security
CNTP: initialism of conditions normales de température et de pression (“STP”)
COD: initialism of complément d'objet direct.
COI: initialism of complément d'objet indirect.
COM: acronym of collectivité d'outre-mer (“overseas collectivity”)
COM: abbreviation of Parti communiste français (“French Communist Party”)
COR: ROC, ROC: initialism of comité olympique russe (Russian Olympic Committee)
COTOREP: syllabic abbreviation of commission technique d'orientation et de reclassement professionnel
COV: VOC
COVID-19: alternative letter-case form of Covid-19
CPA: CPA; initialism of comptable professionnel agréé (“chartered professional accountant”)
CPD: PUK
CPE: abbreviation of centre de la petite enfance: nursery, kindergarten; abbreviation of conseiller principal d'éducation: guidance counselor; abbreviation of contrat première embauche (type of employment contract for young people)
CPF: initialism of compte personnel de formation
CPM: PMO (Prime Minister's Office); initialism of cabinet de la première ministre f; PMO (Prime Minister's Office); initialism of cabinet du premier ministre m
CPR: RPC (“Russian Paralympic Committee”): initialism of Comité Paralympique Russe
CQ: initialism of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Québec
CQFD: initialism of ce qu'il fallait démontrer: QED
CROUS: acronym of Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires, administration responsible for student accommodation, canteens, etc.
CRS: French police reserve used as riot police and for crowd control
CRS: a policeman belonging to a Compagnie Républicaine de Sécurité
CRTC: initialism of Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (“Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission”): CRTC
CS: SC (“soccer club”); initialism of club de soccer
CSA: initialism of Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel; CSA (“Canadian Standards Association”): synonym of ACNOR (“Association canadienne de normalisation”)
CSARS: initialism of Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité: SIRC
CSEM: abbreviation of Centre suisse d’électronique et de microtechnique (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology)
CSL: CSL (initialism of Côte-Saint-Luc: a city in Montréal, Québec, Canada)
CSN: initialism of conseil supérieur du notariat
CSP: socio-professional category
CSP+: initialism of catégories socioprofessionnelles supérieures
CSQ: initialism of centrale des syndicats du Québec, a big trade union in Quebec, Canada.
CSSS: abbreviation of centre de santé et de services sociaux (lit. health and social services center)
CST: Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications — CSE
CSTC: initialism of Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada: CSEC
CTCUM: Commission de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal — the MUCTC – the transit commission for the Montreal Urban Community; in 1970, it replaced the CTM, it was replaced by the STCUM in 1985
CTM: Commission de transport de Montréal — the MTC – the transit commission for the Island of Montreal; in 1970 it was replaced by the CTCUM, it replaced the MTC in 1950
CTT: initialism of contrat à terme de taux
CUM: Communauté urbaine de Montréal — MUC – the supramunicipal level of government for the island of Montreal and several surrounding islands. It was formed in 1970, and in 2002 it was replaced by the CMM. It was reformed in 2006 as the Conseil d'agglomération de Montréal (Montreal Agglomeration Council)
CV: initialism of curriculum vitæ; abbreviation of cheval fiscal (“tax horsepower”); initialism of cheval-vapeur (“metric horsepower”)
CV: initialism of carte Vitale, a health insurance card used in France.
CVR: initialism of commission de vérité et de réconciliation (“truth and reconciliation commission”): TRC
CVT: initialism of boite de vitesses à variation continue