Special Branch

Speech parts

1. Special Branch - Noun

2. Special Branch - Proper noun

Meaning

a government police department dealing with political security

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Emergency Response Team Secret Intelligence Service secret police bad hat task force intelligence service police squad Black Ops Joint Task Force clandestine services ad hoc group special unit dedicated unit intervention team special department
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Hypernyms

government department

Examples

A 2007 Police Ombudsman report revealed that UVF members had been allowed to commit a string of terrorist offences, including murder, while working as informers for RUC Special Branch. Source: Internet

At present, counter-terrorism efforts are spearheaded by the SAA (Strategic Services Agency) and Special Branch, two branches of the state that do not always cooperate effectively and openly with each other. Source: Internet

As many as seven officials from Kumram Bheem Asifabad and six each from Mancherial and Nirmal districts won the awards, including the retired Nirmal Special Branch Inspector Karim. Source: Internet

Orwell's research for The Road to Wigan Pier led to him being placed under surveillance by the Special Branch in 1936, for 12 years, until one year before the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Source: Internet

“All the intelligence given to me suggested that this man was here to assassinate Boris,” his Special Branch protection officer told BuzzFeed News. Source: Internet

Canada replicates this system, with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service as MI5 and the storied Mounties acting as Police Special Branch. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

special attention special attraction special blasphemy special bus taking children from school special bus taking children to school special case