cabinet noir
cabinet noir · cabinets noirs
A government intelligence-gathering office, usually within a postal service, where…A government intelligence-gathering office, usually within a postal service, where correspondence was covertly opened and read before being forwarded to its destination.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A government intelligence-gathering office, usually within a postal service, where correspondence was covertly opened and read before being forwarded to its destination.
Forms
plural: cabinets noirs| Singular | cabinet noir |
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