ss (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word SS:
NOUN	group	SS, United States Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, Secret Service	the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
group	SS, Schutzstaffel	special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925

English > SS: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	The 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.
Synonyms	United States Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, Secret Service
Part of	Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security	The federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Broader	United States intelligence agency	An intelligence service in the United States
Spanish	Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos, servicio secreto, servicios secretos
Catalan	Secret Service, Servei Secret dels Estats Units, serveis secrets

English > SS: 2 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	Special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps.
Synonym	Schutzstaffel
Parts	Gestapo	The secret state police in Nazi Germany
Broader	police, police force, constabulary, law	The force of policemen and officers

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