security police

noun

1
: police engaged in counterespionage
2

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In communist China, the jockeying for supremacy between the security police and the People’s Liberation Army has at times been decisive in power struggles. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 National security police have since arrested three people, including one detained on suspicion of incitement after allegedly distributing materials in support of an online petition calling for an independent enquiry into the fire, among other demands, their lawyers told CNN. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for security police

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 19 Dec. 2025.

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