secret police
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsecret poˈlice noun the secret police SCPa police force controlled by a government, that secretly tries to defeat the political enemies of that government 秘密警察〔由政府掌控、从事秘密活动打击政敌的警察组织〕
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secret police• His old one was stolen by the Czech secret police in less happy times.• With no worries of visits from secret police, we laughed and joked the night away, drinking wine and plum brandy.• We even have our own secret police.• And that would get us back to castor oil and the secret police.• Till now Oufkir had controlled the secret police and pursued the kings enemies ruthlessly.• Apart from recommending free elections, the discussion group also demanded that the secret police should be dissolved.• What are you, secret police?ˌsecret poˈlice nounChineseSyllable
Corpus police that controlled a a government, force secretly by
secret police
ˌsecret poˈlice
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the secret police a police force controlled by a government, that secretly tries to defeat the political enemies of that government
ˌsecret poˈlice
nounthe secret police a police force controlled by a government, that secretly tries to defeat the political enemies of that government