the secret police
1the secret police — a police organization that is run by a government and that operates in a secret way to control the actions of people who oppose the government • • • Main Entry: ↑secret police …
2(the) secret police — the secret police UK US noun a police force that works secretly to limit the freedom of people who oppose the government Thesaurus: groups of police and departments of the police forcehyponym …
3the secret police — UK / US noun a police force that works secretly to limit the freedom of people who oppose the government …
4Secret police — (sometimes political police) are a police agency which operates in secrecy to maintain national security against internal threats to the state.Secret police forces are typically associated with totalitarian regimes, as they are often used to… …
5secret police — secret po lice n the secret police a police force controlled by a government, that secretly tries to defeat the political enemies of that government …
6The Secret Policeman's Balls — This article is about the entire series of Secret Policeman s Ball benefit shows for Amnesty International (1976 2008) : For the original 1979 show that gave the series its name see: The Secret Policeman s Ball : For the 2006 benefit show see:… …
7secret police — noun a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) • Hypernyms: ↑police, ↑police force, ↑constabulary, ↑law • Hyponyms: ↑Gestapo * * * noun the secret police : a p …
8secret police — N UNCOUNT: also the N The secret police is a police force in some countries that works secretly and deals with political crimes committed against the government …
9secret police — noun the secret police a police force controlled by a government, that secretly tries to defeat the political enemies of that government …
10Prussian Secret Police — The Prussian Secret Police ( de. Preußische Geheimpolizei) was the state police agency of the German state of Prussia in the 19th century and early 20th century. In 1851 Police Union of German States was set up by the police forces of Austria,… …
