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suicide squad

suicide squad noun: a unit assigned to a particularly risky task.

Noun

suicide squad (plural suicide squads)

  1. (slang) A unit assigned to a particularly risky task.
    Synonyms:
    suicide club
  2. (slang) Synonym of special team.
    • The most violent men in pro football play on the suicide squads.1971, LIFE, volume 71, number 23, page 3
    Synonyms:
    special team

Proper noun

the suicide squad

  1. (New Zealand, historical, informal) a group of legislative councillors appointed by Prime Minister Sidney Holland to abolish the New Zealand Legislative Council (upper house), thus making the legislature unicameral.
    • Prime Minister Sidney Holland is New Zealander of the Year for appointing a parliamentary suicide squad to abolish the undemocratic upper house, the Legislative Council.1950 October 17, “1950, Sydney Holland: Honourable suicide squad”, in New Zealand Herald
    • Popularly known as the suicide squad, they accepted office on the understanding that they would do away with it.1999, Lord Cooke of Thorndon, “Unicameralism in New Zealand: Some Lessons”, in Canterbury Law Review, volume 7, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025, page 233

Synonyms of suicide squad

Forms of suicide squad

pluralsuicide squads

Origin of suicide squad

An allusion to the risk of injury.

In reference to the councillors' mission to abolish their appointed office and position.

Questions about suicide squad

What does suicide squad mean?
Suicide squad means a unit assigned to a particularly risky task.
What part of speech is suicide squad?
Suicide squad can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of suicide squad?
The plural of suicide squad is suicide squads.

Words near suicide squad in the dictionary

  1. suicide seeds
  2. suicide shower
  3. suicide showers
  4. suicide special
  5. suicide specials
  6. suicide squad
  7. suicide squads
  8. suicide squeeze
  9. suicide squeezes
  10. Suicide Sunday
  11. Suicide Sundays

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