secret police
noun
: a police organization operating for the most part in secrecy and especially for the political purposes of its government often with terroristic methods
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It was spell binding to hear Ken talk Russia back in the day, about being followed by secret police & the final 7th game.
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Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In 1918, Bolshevik secret police forced Anastasia Romanov and her imperial family into a damp basement to face a merciless firing squad.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
What starts as public policing becomes masked ICE agents—a modern secret police.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Iran’s secret police force, SAVAK, known for its use of torture, had effectively cleared the country of the most vocal dissidents.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
In 1918, Bolshevik secret police forced Anastasia Romanov and her imperial family into a damp basement to face a merciless firing squad.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
What starts as public policing becomes masked ICE agents—a modern secret police.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Iran’s secret police force, SAVAK, known for its use of torture, had effectively cleared the country of the most vocal dissidents.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Secret police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20police. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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