HyperDic: united_states_secret_service

English > 1 sense of the expression United States Secret Service:
NOUNgroupUnited States Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, Secret Service, SSthe United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
English > United States Secret Service: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents.
SynonymsUS Secret Service, USSS, Secret Service, SS
Part ofDepartment of Homeland Security, Homeland SecurityThe federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
BroaderUnited States intelligence agencyAn intelligence service in the United States
SpanishServicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos, servicio secreto, servicios secretos
CatalanSecret Service, Servei Secret dels Estats Units, serveis secrets

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