security police

noun

1
: police engaged in counterespionage
2

Examples of security police in a Sentence

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South African security police received a tip-off from the CIA, leading to Mandela’s arrest and 27-year imprisonment. Time, 22 May 2025 In 2021, national security police raided the Stand News office, froze its assets and arrested several people, including Lam and Chung. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 By Alan Wong / Bloomberg May 28, 2024 6:30 AM EDT Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people using a new security law for the first time, days ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Alan Wong / Bloomberg, TIME, 28 May 2024 The city was the headquarters of the region’s security police. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for security police

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of security police was in 1915

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“Security police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20police. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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