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secret service

se·cret serv·ice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-krit sur-vis]
    • /ˈsi krɪt ˈsɜr vɪs/
    • /ˈsiːkrət ˈsɜːvɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-krit sur-vis]
    • /ˈsi krɪt ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of secret service words

  • noun secret service the branch of governmental service that conducts secret investigations, especially investigations into the military strength of other nations. 1
  • noun secret service (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. 1
  • noun secret service secret work for a government, especially espionage. 1
  • noun secret service government intelligence agency 1
  • countable noun secret service A country's secret service is a secret government department whose job is to find out enemy secrets and to prevent its own government's secrets from being discovered. 0
  • countable noun secret service The secret service is the government department in the United States which protects the president. 0
See all 11 definitions of secret service

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Origin of secret service

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40

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Parts of speech for Secret service

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Secret service

secret service popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for secret service

noun secret service

  • intelligencer — a person or thing that conveys information.
  • espionage — The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
  • operatives — Plural form of operative.
All 3 Synonyms of secret service

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