secret police
Example Sentences
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The regime relied on strict media censorship and the Stasi, a large and feared secret police force to keep citizens in line.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
And critics claimed the company’s “Service Department,” designed to see that workers remained “sober and industrious,” was nothing more than a secret police force.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
It is completely understandable to raise concerns about a tattoo associated with the Nazi secret police; nobody should be regarded as a pedant for doing so.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Ali Khamenei was arrested repeatedly by the Shah’s secret police, and during one raid, Mojtaba watched him being beaten, according to the supreme leader’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
At that young age, George joined the Dutch underground resistance movement as a courier, learning to dodge the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
