secret policenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsiː.krət pəˈliːs/us/ˌsiː.krət pəˈliːs/a police force that secretly collects information about people who oppose the government and tries to make such opposition weaker, often using illegal and violent methods
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The police generally
- baton
- baton charge
- billy club
- booze bus
- CID
- constabulary
- escort
- fuzz
- met
- patrol car
- plain clothes
- police
- police department
- police force
- the long arm of the law idiom
- the Metropolitan Police
- the RCMP
- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- traffic cops
- warrant
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