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secret service
noun
the branch of governmental service that conducts secret investigations, especially investigations into the military strength of other nations.
(initial capital letters)the branch of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged chiefly with the discovery and apprehension of counterfeiters and with providing protection for the president and the president's immediate family.
secret work for a government, especially espionage.
Secret Service
1noun
a US government agency responsible for the protection of the president, the suppression of counterfeiting, and certain other police activities
secret service
2noun
a government agency or department that conducts intelligence or counterintelligence operations
such operations
Secret Service
A division of the United States Department of the Treasury, responsible for apprehending counterfeiters; investigating a variety of federal crimes; and protecting presidents and their families, presidential candidates, and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States.
Other 51Թ Forms
- secret-service adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of secret service1
Example Sentences
The event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of attendees, the Secret Service said, drawn to the rare spectacle of military hardware and soldiers filing down American streets.
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla began as two men, presumably Secret Service agents, pushed him backward.
Cameras turned toward him as two Secret Service agents tried to push him backward.
She said the Secret Service was assisted by FBI police officers who act as building security.
Brown’s a contender for lead actor in a drama for his role as a Secret Service agent in “Paradise,” a Hulu thriller that reunites Brown with “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman.
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