Special Branch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈSpecial ˌBranch noun SCPSPYa department of the British police force that deals with political crimes or crimes affecting the safety of the government, for example terrorism 〔英国警察部门的〕政治保安处
Examples from the Corpus
Special Branch• When I asked Special Branch for extra men for surveillance work, I was told there were no extra men available.• Not necessarily for us yet, but we've been asked by Special Branch to take it on board.• Harris, Harvey - some such name. Special Branch ... Two men in boiler suits emerged from inside the rear van.• He has been protected by a team of Special Branch officers, moving him from location to location.• The Special Branch man couldn't believe his eyes as all our clobber went into the plane at Elstree.• The security forces have deployed more undercover Special Branch and Military Intelligence staff in notorious paramilitary stomping grounds.• The one who got shot in the chest when Special Branch and MIs tried to pick him up in Bayswater.ˈSpecial ˌBranch nounChineseSyllable
police a the of Corpus British that force department
Special Branch
ˈSpecial ˌBranch
noun
a department of the British police force that deals with political crimes or crimes affecting the safety of the government, for example terrorism
ˈSpecial ˌBranch
nouna department of the British police force that deals with political crimes or crimes affecting the safety of the government, for example terrorism