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secret police
–noun
| a police force that functions as the enforcement arm of a government's political policies and whose activities, which often include surveillance, intimidation, and physical violence as a means of suppressing dissent, are usually concealed from the public. |
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| secret police
n. A police force operating largely in secret and often using terror tactics to suppress dissent and political opposition. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| secret police | |
noun | |
| a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) |
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