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Noun Concept
Categories: Law enforcement units, Law enforcement, Secret police, National security, Totalitarianism
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secret police  political police  Chinese secret police  Secret police of the Soviet Union
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A police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) WordNet 3.0
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A police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Secret police are police, intelligence, or security agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political, religious, or social opponents and dissidents. Wikipedia
A police agency beyond the law to protect the political power of a dictator or regime Wikipedia Disambiguation
Intelligence agency and or police agency, law enforcement office which operates in secrecy Wikidata
A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance. Wiktionary
Police operating outside normal boundaries of law. Wiktionary (translation)
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