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Definition of secret police noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secret police

noun

/ˌsiːkrət pəˈliːs/

/ˌsiːkrət pəˈliːs/

[plural]

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a police force that works secretly to make sure that citizens behave as their government wantsTopics Law and justicec1

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