secret police
A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and…A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance.
» He was part of the secret police.
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1 senses(plural, singular)A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance.
Geheimpolizei
та́йная поли́цияtájnaja polícija
- a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
Examples
5 sentencesHe was part of the secret police.
Trump's secret police are now literally disappearing protesters.
Secret police moved among the crowd during the demonstration.
It's no secret that certain police officers have my client in their crosshairs.
deEs ist kein Geheimnis, dass mein Klient im Fadenkreuz einiger Polizeibeamter steht. — frpzzd
The secret police forced Ron into a musty, white strait-jacket and carted him off to the nearest asylum.
Translations
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Forms
plural: secret polices| Singular | secret police |
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See also
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