secret service
noun
1
: a governmental service of a secret nature
2
Secret Service
: a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chiefly in charge of stopping crimes against the nation's financial system and protecting the president and other national officials and visiting world leaders
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
The Polish secret services haven't yet publicly identified an alleged culprit.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The former secret service agent talks about his unconventional path to parenthood, and his new children's book.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Gertler apparently had close contacts with the Mossad, Israel’s secret service.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for secret service
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“Secret service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20service. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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