Secret Police (Noun)
Meaning
A police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The country's secret police monitored the activities of anti-government activists, often using undercover agents to gather evidence.
- During the Cold War, the secret police were infamous for their ruthless tactics in suppressing dissent.
- He suspected that the mysterious men in suits were secret police, watching his every move.
- In the authoritarian regime, the secret police had broad powers to detain and interrogate anyone deemed a threat to national security.
- The novelist wrote about a character who was pursued relentlessly by the secret police for speaking out against the government's policies.