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