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secret police

secret police noun: 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.

Noun

secret police sg or pl

  1. (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.
    • Now it is nineteen eighty-four / Knock-knock at your front door / It's the suede denim secret police / They have come for your uncool niece1979, Jello Biafra & John Greenway, "California Über Alles", Dead Kennedys, California Über Alles.
    • Leading Jordanian exponents of the Salafi-jihadi world view, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, are now behind bars or silent, fearing arrest by the powerful mukhabarat secret police.2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian

secret police meaning in Arabic

secret police in Arabic

police operating outside normal boundaries of law
بُولِيس سِرِّيّ būlīs sirriyy

Questions about secret police

What does secret police mean?
Secret police means 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.
What is secret police in Arabic?
Secret police in Arabic is بُولِيس سِرِّيّ (būlīs sirriyy). See Secret police meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is secret police?
Secret police is a noun.

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