HyperDic: secret_police

English > 1 sense of the expression secret police:
NOUNgroupsecret policea police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
English > secret police: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition).
NarrowerGestapoThe secret state police in Nazi Germany
Broaderpolice, police force, constabulary, lawThe force of policemen and officers
Spanishpolicía secreta, secreta
Catalanpolicia secreta

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